1. ‘Persian Gulf’

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Muhomed ibn Ali, Shaik of Jallan [Muḥammad bin ‘Alī Jaylanī, Chief of the Banī Bū ‘Alī].The item concerns:The plunder of the Duria Dowlat[ Darya Dowlat], a boat sailing under British coloursThe recovery, from the Shaik of Aboothabee [Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān], of the value of the goods plundered from the Duria DowlatThe insurance claims of merchants and passengers as a result of the plunder of the Duria DowlatThe "piratical" acts of Mahomed bin Suhar [Muḥammad bin Ṣaqr]The plunder of the Luximon Pursud[ Lakshman Parsād] by subjects of Muhomed ibn Ali, Shaik of Jallan, and attempts by the British to obtain compensation from that chiefThe dismissal of the Residency Shroff [banker] at Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk].The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 10, Draft 169, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2961, [Season] 1841’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 131 and terminates at f 212, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.