Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, reports, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request by Hennell for money to effect the triennial repairs to the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr]. The item includes an itemised account of repairs to be carried out.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 214 of 1851’ and ‘Collection No 27 of No 111’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 321, and terminates at f 325, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire [Bushehr]; and Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur II], Governor of Bushire. It is the seventh in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns the persistent ill-treatment of the shroff [banker] at the Bushire Residency by the residents of Bushire, and the measures taken by the Resident to compel Sheik Nassir to punish the offenders.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 832 and terminates at f 848, as it was originally 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 August 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eighteenth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a complaint by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, against the baghlah,
Mansoorree[
Manṣūrī], which he says left Bushire [Bushehr] without complying with the terms of a Government of Bombay notification from 15 March 1845. In a letter dated 27 May 1847, Hennell reports to the government that the penalty enforced against the vessel has had the desired effect on the mercantile community of Bushire and that it should now be released from detention. The item also includes a minute by John Willoughby, Council member of the government, stating that Hennell had previously been informed of the vessel’s release.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 107, Vol: 18.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 4 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 11 May No. 69 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 359, and terminates at f 361, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; William Campbell, Civil Surgeon at the Residency; and Edward Eden Elliot, Civil Auditor, Bombay. It is the forty-sixth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Campbell’s plans to move his family out of Bushire [Bushehr] to the Residency’s summer establishment at Chagudduk [Choghadak] earlier than Hennell had planned to leave Bushire. The following are discussed:The health benefits of ChaguddukThe health of Campbell’s and Hennell’s familiesThe duties of Campbell’s roleOther medical aid available at BushireCampbell’s financial entitlements.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 10 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 669, and terminates at f 701, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 June 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the second in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 3 April 1847. He announces his departure from Bushire [Bushehr] on his annual tour of the Gulf and that his Assistant, Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, will take charge of the usual duties of the Residency in his absence.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 2.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 221, and terminates at f 223, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the twelfth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Coja David Sassoon [Khvājah Dāwūd Sāsūn, also rendered as Coja Daood Sassoon in the item], a merchant of Bombay.The item concerns a petition from Coja David Sassoon to the Governor of Bombay, asking for British assistance in Bushire [Bushehr] where, he claims, Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr], the Governor of Bushire, is preventing his agents from transacting business. Hennell investigates and decides that British interference in the case is not required.The item contains a table of contents (f 542), and the title page (f 541) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 12’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 541 and terminates at f 552, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the twelfth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Remington & Co.The item concerns a request to the Government of Bombay from Remington & Co for passage to the Gulf for a Captain and Chief Officer, who have been engaged by the company to come to the aid of the Dutch brigantine
Leenoo[also rendered as Leeno and Leenn in the item] at Bushire [Bushehr].The item contains a table of contents (f 369), and the title page (f 368) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 12’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 368 and terminates at f 374, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the twenty-seventh in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request for Hennell to transmit to the Government of Madras a petition from Goolam Nubee Alee Kerbullaee [Ghulām Nabī ʿAlī Karbalāʾī] and a letter from Goolam Mahomed Niamut Oollah, alias Usud Oollah Khan [Ghulām Muḥammad Niʿmat Allāh, alias Asad Allāh Khān]. These two individuals are currently in Bushire [Bushehr], proceeding on pilgrimage to Mecca. Having suffered delays to their journey, they seek to make arrangements with the Government of Madras concerning the allowance and leave of absence granted to them.The item contains a table of contents (f 683), and the title page (f 682) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 27’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 682 and terminates at f 686, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-fifth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran], dated 17 August 1847. Hennell reports that there has been an outbreak of cholera at Bushire [Bushehr] and gives brief details on the impact of the disease there and on the surrounding districts.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 25.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 385, and terminates at f 388, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the twenty-sixth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Bombay Medical Board; and James McAlister, Assistant Surgeon, Residency in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the amount of medical stores expended by McAlister, and the concerns of the Bombay Medical Board that this exceeds what is justifiable.The item contains a table of contents (f 678), and the title page (f 677) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 26’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 677 and terminates at f 681, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Edward Eden Elliot, the Civil Auditor at Bombay [Mumbai]. It is the fourth in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the deaths of the treasurer and the first clerk at the Bushire [Bushehr] Residency, pension arrangements for the family of the treasurer, and arrangements for the clerk’s successor.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 5 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1026, and terminates at f 1031 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the forty-fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to an estimate for repairs to the buildings of the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr], submitted by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay. The matter is referred to the Military Board.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 44.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 492, and terminates at f 497, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.