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61. Edgecote: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Edgecotefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai], April-November 1755, from Bombay to Surat January-February 1755 [New Style date 1756], from Surat to Mocha, April-May 1756, from Mocha to Bombay, August-September 1756, and from Bombay to England, December 1756-July 1757 (Captain John Pearce). Upon leaving England Edgecotewas accompanied by the East India Company ships Pelham, Houghton, Strethamand Doddington, but soon parted company with them.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations. Folio 1 provides the ship’s weight of kentlage (permanent ballast, usually made of pig-iron) and other ballast. A list of crew is provided on folios 2-3. Folio 69 describes an engagement against four Marrater [Maratha] ships.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 137; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
62. Third of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject MatterThird of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873.Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are four unidentified watercolour views loose in the album, the latest of which is dated 'April 1876'.There are a number of blank pages, especially at the end of the volume, as the journal finishes two-thirds of the way through on 25 April 1873.1 ‘Part of the village of Lamayuri from the Cashmere Rd. August 3rd 70’2 ‘Peculiar formation of rocks opposite Corbu August 3rd 1870’3 ‘Buddist idol near Skergol. August 4th’4 ‘Capt C. at Marshag. May 22nd 71’; pasted into volume5 ‘Aden – Oct. 22nd /71’; pasted into volume6 ‘Baxters mixture Dec’ 1’871 [ sic]’. ; pasted into volume; caricature7 ‘Bunter alias Fireworks Dec’ 1871’; pasted into volume; caricature8 Group of small drawings: one figure, one head and four profile/character studies, one sketch of a triangular sail9 View, possibly Alexandria10 ‘On the Mahmoudieh Canal Dec’ 28th /72’11 ‘My ride into Alexandria Dec’ 20th /72’12 ‘Our Arab Reis on board the Erin.’13 ‘Where we ran aground above Atfeh December 29th’14 Group of four small drawings: ‘On the bank of the Mahmoudieh Canal Dec’ 29th’; untitled [male figure from behind standing on the cargo of a loaded boat]; ‘Charlie A in pursuit of snipe’ and ‘Rosetta Jan. 1st /73’15 ‘Sunset on the Mahmoudieh Canal. Jan 3rd /73.’16 Group of seven small drawings of Egypt: ‘An ex-captain of the Eton eight on the Kayan Tantaras – Jan 14th’; ‘At the Opera Cairo Jan 7th’; ‘Jos nearly shoots another lynx Jan 18th’ [see below]; untitled [Arab man riding a donkey]; untitled [water fowl]; ‘Our consul – Jan 3rd’; untitled [Arab woman carrying a vessel on her head]; and the following account: ‘Jos’ account – “As I was walking home in the moonlight a large beast crept out of the bushes before me. I cornered him with my gun and was about to pull, when a second evidently terrified figure made its appearance &c &c &c”’17 ‘The false Pyramid from Whasta Jan 11th /73’18 ‘View from our camp at El Edwa, Fayoom’; table denoting game killed while at Ed Edwa19 ‘From under the Bal el Nasr. Cairo Feb 3rd’20 ‘Louley and Co’; pasted into volume; man seated next to donkey, inscribed ‘Tebiz 73’21 Street scene from below taking in mashrabiya in silhouette, possibly Cairo22 ‘In the straits of Messina March 31st’23 ‘In the Straits of Messena [ sic] March 31st’24 ‘SE Cape of Sicily from the Straits March 31st’25 ‘Stromboli March 31st’26 Group of three small drawings, respectively, one sketch of two figures, one portrait, one profile: ‘March 30th’; ‘Madame Veritas’; and ‘He would swing confound him March 29th’ 27 ‘Turin 21st April /73’ [unfinished drawing]28 ‘From my Garden – Algiers April 1876’; loose29 Unidentified landscape scene depicting vineyards, six figures at far right; loose[not numbered] Unidentified maritime scene: two boats at sunset, bell tower and other buildings in silhouette; loose[not numbered] Unidentified landscape at sunset; loose[not numbered] Unidentified watercolour sketch of cruciform gravestone, flowers; held within unsealed envelope, marked with monogram and address: ‘45, Rutland Gate, S.W.’; looseLabelsLetterpress affixed to inner rear endpaper:‘FromBowden & Co.314, Oxford Street,Corner of HarewoodPlace,London, W.’Physical description: DimensionsVolume: 21 x 17 cm
63. Abingdon: Journal
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- Abstract: File containing fragments of two journals for two East India Company ships. The journals are as follows: journal of the Abingdon(folios 82-89), Captain John Goodfellow and Robert Pye, Chief Mate; journal of the Josiah(folios 90-137), Captain Randall Pye and Robert Pye, Chief Mate. The Abingdonjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay [Mumbai] and Suratt [Surat], 20 November 1704-10 March 1705. The Josiahjournal covers the ship's voyage between Bombay and Cape Comarene [Kanyakumari], 11 March 1705-22 April 1706.The Abingdonjournal contains daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships as well as Dutch ships, deaths of crewmembers and general observations.The Josiahjournal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 97-111, 113-124). Secondly daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 90-96, 112 and 125-137). Both parts have different handwriting. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships as well as Dutch ships, commodities carried, and other remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 96, 117). Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars. Each ship is mentioned as a companion in the journal of the other ship.The route of the Abingdonis given as follows: Bombay, November 1704; Surratt, December 1704.The route of the Josiahis given as follows: Bombay, March 1705; Persian Gulf, April 1705; coast of Arabia, November 1705; Bombay, December 1705; Pigeon Island, [Netrani Island], February 1706; Cape Comarene, February 1706.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 81, and terminates at f 146; it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
64. Blenheim: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Blenheimis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. Inscribed: 'Captain Abraham Parrots Jurnall [Journal] Off [of] My Voyage To Mocha And Bombay In the Blenheim From England In the Year off [of] our Lord 1709'. The logbook contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, and Winds. The log provides general navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, when the ship is at anchor, weather conditions, and records of declination, Lattd [latitude], Mirridd [Meridian], and dist [distance]. The log also contains records of various types of birds seen during the journey. The entries consist of remarks only.The log records the observations and accidents in the ship Blenheimfrom England towards Mocha (also spelled Moha) in the Red Sea. On the way to Mocha, the Blenheimpassed the East End of Madera [Madeira], Ascention [Ascension Island], Cape Bone Esperanca [Cape of Good Hope], Point Primero, Cape Laguillas [L'Agulhas], Island of St Lawrence [Madagascar], Cape Guardufoiy/Aromera [Cape Guardafui/ Aromata], and Babellmandell [Bab al-Mandel Strait].Upon arrival at Mocha, the main goods sent ashore were firearms, glassware, sword blades, bars of iron, and clothes, and the only items taken on board were bales of coffee. From Mocha, the Blenheimmade its way back to England via Bombay, Cape of Good Hope, and Holland.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 102; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
65. Josiah: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Josiah. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay [Mumbai] between 9 January and 8 December 1704 (Captain Randall Pye).The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 3-24a and 47-73). Secondly, daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 44-47). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and Dutch ships, commodities carried, and general remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 53, 54, 58, and 79). Josiah was accompanied on the voyage by the East India Company ship Abingdon. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Lizbon [Lisbon], July; Cascales [Cascais], July 1703; Sandy Bay, Guinea, October; Cape of Good Hope, November; Calicut, [Kozhikode], March; Carwara [Karwar], April; Maldives, February; Karwar, August; Bombay, October.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Cascales [Cascais, Portugal], 24 July 1703; Table Bay, 23 November 1703; Callicutt, [Kozhikode], 29 March 1704; Carwar [Karwar], 29 April 1704; Bombay, 15 May 1704; Carwar, 19 August 1704; Bombay, 18 October 1704.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 80; it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
66. Somers: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Somersby John Sparks, third mate. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay and its return to England, between 11 November 1711 and 28 March 1715 (Captain Eustace Peacock).The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 3-6, 8-10, and 30-31). Secondly, daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 12-27; 32-127). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records the following: navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, French ships, a Dutch ship, a Portuguese ship, a European ship and country ships; commodities carried; general remarks.The journal also includes:A list of the crew with their age and nationality (folios 5-6)A list of the soldiers onboard (folios 49)Remarks in the margins, written in pencil (folios 30, 45, 51, 71, 78, 107)Notes about the deaths of crewmembers, some including a small sketch depicting the deceased (folios 15, 16, 21, 32, 41, 43, 57, 58, 59, 62, 98)A mention of sickness on the ship (folio 16)A mention of birds seen (folio 43).Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.At the front of the journal (folio 1) is the inscription: ‘Second mate jounall of the ship Sommers received 14 June 1715’.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 April 1712; Snt Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], 30 May 1712; Table Bay, Cape Bona Esperanca [Cape of Good Hope], 15 August 1712; Anjengo, 18 November 1712; Cochin [Kochi], 28 November 1712; Calicut [Kozhikode], 6 December 1712; Goa, 14 December 1712; Bombay [Mumbai], 27 December 1712, Surratt [Surat], 24 January 1712/13; Bombay, 15 March 1712/13; Arabian Coast, 27 April 1713; Muscat, 4 May 1713; Gombaroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 13 May 1713; Maderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], 8 August 1713; Balasore, 23 September 1713; Calcutta [Kolkata], 19 October 1713; Anjengo, 8 Jan 1713/14; Tellicherry [Thalassery], 17 January 1713/14; Goa, 27 January 1713/14; Bombay, 5 February 1713/14; Surat, 23 February 1713/14; Bombay, 23 March 1713/14; Pondicherry, 17 May 1713/14; Madras [Chennai], 19 May 1713/14; Cape Bona Esperanca, 31 October 1713/14; Lisbon, 12 February 1714/15; Coast of France, 24 March 1714/15.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 133; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
67. Frederick: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship the Frederick.The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay, and its way back towards England, finishing at St Lawrence [Madagascar], between 23 December 1704 and 28 February 1707 [New Style 28 February 1708] (Captain John Wynn).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. There are several blank pages in the volume and these appear to coincide with missing entries, which often cover a period of several days.The journal records navigational information; weather; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ship's course; contact with other East India Company ships, Dutch ships, Portuguese ships, and country ships; relations with merchants; commodities carried; provisions carried; and other remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.Inscribed: 'Recd [Received]: 30 Octo [October] 1707' (folio 2).The ship's route is as follows (dates given are approximate dates of arrival, owing to missing entries above): Gravesend, 23 December 1704 (folio 4); the Downs, 3 January 1704 [New Style date 3 January 1705] (folio 4); Cape [Cape of Good Hope], 7 May 1705 (folio 54); Johana [Anjouan], 25 June 1705 (folio 74); Bombay, 31 July 1705 (folio 90); Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 11 March 1705 [New Style date 11 March 1706] (folio 122); Bombay, 12 April 1706 (folio 133); Surratt [Surat], 30 April 1706 (folio 137); Bombay, 5 May 1706 (folio 142); Madras [Chennai], 6 July 1706 (folio 155); Callcuta [Kolkata], 1 January 1706 [New Style date 1 January 1707].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 192; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
68. Cadogan: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Cadoganfrom England to Suratte [Surat] and Bombay between 17 January 1623 [New Style date 17 January 1624] and 7 April 1726 (Commander John Mill and Will Pricklove).Inscribed: 'No1 An original journal of an intended voyage by Gods permission in the ship Cadogan, burthen 450 tons, carrying 30 guns, and 90 men. Jon Mill Commander bound to the Island of Bombay in the East India on the service of the Hon[ra]ble English East India Company, Anno 1723/4. James Sanders' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 5o April 1727' (folio 1).The journal contains entries recorded nearly every day in seven columns: H [hour]; Courses; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; Winds; Weather, and [date and remarks]. When the ship is in harbour or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style dates.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; provisioning (especially the provision of beer, liquor and barrels of jar); ballasting and maintenance of the ship; contact with other British ships, French ships, a Portuguese ship, Dutch ships, and country ships; sightings of other vessels; references to fish and birds encountered; descriptions of the daily life experienced on the ship by the crew, officers and passengers; a reference to the death of commander John Millis (folio 110); references to and descriptions of the coasts sighted during the course; deaths and escapes of crew members; the transportation of soldiers; descriptions of the inhabitants of the places where the ship anchors; punishment; private trade and cargoes; cargoes carried. The journal also includes the following:List of the officers and crew on the Cadogan, recording: names, stations (positions), place of entry, and whether they had run, had died or had been discharged (folios 1-2)List of passengers from England to Bombay (folio 2)List of soldiers (folio 2)List of ships that sailed out of England in the year 1723 in the service of the East India Company (folio 2).The entries record the ship's arrival at the following places: Gravesend, 17 February 1723 [New Style date 17 February 1724] (folio 5); the Downs, 27 March 1724 (folio 8); Saint Iago [Santiago, Cape Verde], 22 May 1724 (folio 21); Point de Gawle [Point de Galle], 29 September 1724 (folio 52); Anjengo, 26 October 1724 (folio 58); Tellicherry [Thalassery] 10 November 1724 (folio 61); Bombay, 28 November 1724 (folio 65); Tellicherry, 24 December 1724 (folio 69); St George Island, Goa, 20 March 1724 [New Style date 20 March 1725] (folio 78); Bombay, 3 April 1725 (folio 81); Suratte, 19 April 1725 (folio 84); Muscat, 10 July 1725 (folio 105); Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], 23 July 1725 (folio 108); Carack Island [Kharg Island], 25 September 1725 (folio 118); Bussorah [Basra], 6 October 1725 (folio 121); Gombroon, 23 February 1725 [New Style date 23 February 1726] (folio 135); Suratte, 18 March 1725 [New Style date 18 March 1726] (folio 140).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 142; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
69. Morice: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Moriceis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. The journal is in two physical volumes: IOR/L/MAR/B/679A, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 1 Eustace Peacock Rec.d [Received] (by the East India Company in London) 30th Sept.r [September].', and IOR/L/MAR/B/679B, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 2 Eustace Peacock. Rec.d [Recorded] 30th Sept.r [September] 1719'.The journal records the observations and accidents during the ship Morice's voyage from England towards Bombay, Mallabar [Malabar] Coast, Mocha and back. It contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hours], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses and Winds. It also provides general navigational information, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. The logbook also records incidents and activities on the ship and ashore, the number of seamen and soldiers on board, captains and merchants encountered, and ships saluted.The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels such as the Duke of York, the George, the Hannover, the Samson, and the Stanhope. Among the places and ports mentioned in the logbook are Portsmouth, St Helena, Downs, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], Surat, Tellicherry [Thalassery], Madrass [Madras], Babelmandel [Bab-el-Mandeb], Cape Cardafoy [Cape Guardafui], Cape Commoroon [Kanniyākumāri, India], Cochin [Kochi], and Cape Bona Esperransa [Cape of Good Hope].Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-123) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 124-265); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 254-264, which have not been digitised.
70. Affairs in India and Elsewhere
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay's Secret Department to the East India Company's Secret Committee, Number 8 of 1841, dated 31 January 1841. The enclosures are dated 2 November 1840 to 1 February 1841.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence sent and received by the Government of Bombay, and copies of other papers such as minutes, memoranda and resolutions.The main correspondents are as follows: the Government of Bombay's Military Board; the Secretary to the Government of India; the Political Agent in Lower Scinde; and the Quarter Master General of the Bombay Army. Other correspondents include the Envoy and Minister at Cabool [Kabul], and the Political Agent in Upper Scinde.Many of the enclosures relate to military affairs in Scinde [Sindh, also spelled Sinde in the volume] and elsewhere in India.It also includes enclosures relating to the following:Rules established by the Rao of Cutch, stating that among those vessels trading between Sinde and Bombay, those which were driven into Mandavie [Mandvi] by adverse weather conditions were exempt from the payment of the duties previously exacted at that Port (enclosures relating to this include a Supplementto the Bombay Government Gazette, which contains a notification on this subject by the Government of Bombay's Political Department, which is printed in English, Persian, Gujarati, and Marathi)Ordnance and ammunition ordered for the Envoy and Minister at Cabool [Kabul]A carriage intended as a present from Queen Victoria to the Imaum [Imam] of MuscatAga Khan, Governor of Kerman, requesting the Government of Bombay to aid his agent in the collection of contributions from members of his tribe living in Bombay.In addition, this part includes:Three newsletters from the Secretary to the Government of India, containing précis of the latest intelligence received by the Governor General of India, from places including: Peshawur [Peshawar], Upper and Lower Scinde [Sindh], Afghanistan, Khiva, Burma, Nepal, China, Persia [Iran], and Bagdad [Baghdad]A sketch map of the route from Deesa to Lheree via Nuggur, Purkur, Wanga Bazaur, Roree and Shickarpoor [Shikarpur] by Lieutenant J Jacob of the Bombay Artillery (folio 468).Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-89, on folios 383-402. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure. Enclosures no. 80-82 listed in the abstract of contents are not included in the volume.
71. Affairs Relating to Aga Khan Mehlatee, a Refugee Subject of the Persian Government
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- Abstract: This item comprises an abstract listing enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 146 of 1846, dated 11 December 1846. In the abstract the enclosures are dated 4 November 1844-26 November 1846.The enclosures, which are not present in this item, relate to the proceedings of the Government of Bombay in connection with Aga Khan Mehlatee [Āqā Khān Maḥallātī also known as Ḥasan ‘Alī Shāh], a refugee subject of the Government of Persia [Iran], including: his residence in Sind [Sindh] and then Bombay [Mumbai]; the attendance of a European Medical Officer on Aga Khan and his family in Sind; the allowance paid for his support by the Government of Bombay; the refusal of the Persian Government to grant permission for him to re-visit Sind (in 1846) to settle his affairs; the demand of the Persian Government that he be removed to Calcutta [Kolkata]; the Shah of Persia's encouragement of his return to Persia and promises to receive him 'kindly' and release all his property and estate from sequestration; the payment of arrears of his allowance by the Government of Bombay; and his apparent wish to return to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (15 folios)
72. Affairs Relating to Hajee Mahomed Rahim Khan, Persian Consul at Bombay, and Disputes between other Persian Nationals in India
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 97 of 1846, dated 26 August 1846. The enclosures are dated 22 October 1844-15 August 1846.The principal correspondents are: Mirza Mahomed Hadee [Mīrzā Muḥammad Hādī], messenger of the Shah of Persia [Iran]; the Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay; and Aga Mahomed Husson Khan [Āghā Muḥammad Ḥasan Khān, also spelled Aga Mahomed Hassan Khan in this item], Agent to HRH Mahomed Koolee Khan [Muḥammad Qulī Khān]. Also included are minutes of the Governor and President in Council, Bombay, concurred in by the Board or members in Council, and resolutions of the Government of Bombay in the Political Department.The papers cover the following matters:The arrival in Bombay [Mumbai], in October 1844, of Mirza Mahomed Hadee with a rukhum [official correspondence] and a khilaut [a dress or robe of honour, also spelled khelat and khilat in this item] for Hajee Mahomed Rahim Khan [Ḥājī Muḥammad Raḥīm Khān Shīrāzī, also referred to as Aga (Āghā) Mahomed Rahim Shirazee Khan in this item], the Persian Consul in Bombay, and the Government of Bombay’s decision not to ‘interfere in any way’ regarding arrangements for a public presentation of the khilaut to the Consul, due to no information having been received by them on the subject from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM’s Chargé d’Affaires at TehranMirza Mahomed Hadee’s request, in November 1844, that the Government of Bombay intervene in a long-standing dispute, pending in the Supreme Court at Bombay, between the Persian Consul and Mirza Mahomed Allee Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān], to help attain its amicable settlement, and the refusal of the Government of Bombay to interfere with the proceedingsThe arrival, in May 1846, of Aga Mahomed Husson Khan, with a khilaut from the Shah of Persia for the Persian Consul, repeating the request for the Government of Bombay to present it to the Persian Consul, and the former’s repetition of its decision not to ‘intefere’ in the matterAga Mahomed Husson’s request, in May 1846, that the Government of Bombay assist in the recovery of a debt owed by Khaja Tela [Khwājah Tilā(?), also spelled Tila in this item], a Hindoo [Hindu] (who was in Kurrachee [Karachi] and is now in Bombay), to Mahomed Koolee Khan Hesheck Agasee Bashee [Muḥammad Qulī Khān Īshīk Āqāsī Bāshī], son of the Nowab Assesood dowlah [Nawwāb Āṣaf al-Dawlah] and dewan of the Shah of Persia, including a copy of letters written by Mahomed Koolee Khan to the Governor of Bombay (f 83) and by Sheil to the Governor of Scinde [Sindh] on the subject (f 90). The Government of Bombay: confirms that it is not in their power to interfere in the matter (f 85) and that Mahomed Koolee Khan should apply to the Supreme Court of Judicature, Bombay. It also reiterates its intention not to be involved in the presentation of the khilaut from the Court of Persia as they have had no intimation of it from SheilAga Mahomed Husson’s request, in August 1846 (f 93), that all proceedings against the Persian Consul (who was formerly thrown into prison and may well be ‘again cast’ in there if he cannot pay the debt he owes dating back to 1833) in HM Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay to be suspended for six months, and the Government of Bombay’s confirmation that it is not in their power to interfere.Physical description: 1 item (34 folios)