Abstract: The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Board of Control regarding the proposed closure of the Residency at Baghdad and the transferal of its responsibilities to the Residency at Bussorah [Basra]. It includes a proposal from Bombay that the position of ‘Political Agent in Turkish Arabia’ should be created to match the increased jurisdiction.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 295, and terminates at f 302, 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 printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay.The item relates to the appointment of Claudius James Rich to the position of Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad]; the importance of maintaining a positive relationship with the Resident of Bussorah [Basra]; Rich’s chief object of establishing secure channels of communication between England and India through the central location of Bagdad. In addition, the item refers to the offer made to Doctor John Hine, Acting Resident of Bagdad, to continue with the charge of medical duties as Assistant to the Residency. The item also includes copies of letters of introduction for Rich written by the Government of Bombay and transmitted to multiple agents and officers in Tripoli, Egypt, Malta and the Mediterranean.Folios 117-126 contain discussions of a clause (Stat G. III, Chapter 52, Sect. 57) relating to restrictions on the 'salary, perquisites and emoluments' for civil servants employed by the East India Company. In particular, the discussions centre on the previous service of Rich and whether he is entitled to emoluments and a higher allowance as Resident. The uniqueness of the office of Political Resident - and how the clause does not apply to this office - is also mentioned.The majority of the material in the item is dated from early 1808, with later material (September 1808) revealing that the Court of Directors has decided to abolish the Residency at Bagdad.Correspondents: Government of Bombay; Court of Directors of the East India Company; Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad; George Cumming Osborne, Secretary to Government, Bombay; John Hine, Acting Resident in charge of Bagdad; John Elphinstone, Accountant General, Bombay; Agent or Consul of his Britannic Majesty at Tripoli; Officer commanding His Majesty's Naval Forces in the Mediterranean; Officer commanding His Majesty's Naval Forces on the Coast of Egypt; and the Governor of Malta.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 19, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para 78' and 'Examiner's Office November 1808'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 99 and terminates at f 131, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It concerns the amount spent on presents by the Bagdad [Baghdad] Residency, and includes a statement showing this expenditure since 1798, along with instructions from the Government of Bombay to Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad, to reduce the amount being spent. The item also includes a letter from the Government of Bombay in 1809 instructing Samuel Manesty, the Resident at Bussora [Basra], to limit his spending on presents, and instructions directed to the Bussora Residency in 1812 repeating those given to Rich.The title page (f 266) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 37, Season 1814/15, Draft 20’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, November 1813’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 266, and terminates at 274, 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.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from John Robinson, Member of Parliament, to Laurence Sulivan, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Syon Hill [Isleworth, Middlesex] and dated 30 August 1781.The letter passes on a petition from a Mr Burke, regarding the treatment of his relative Mr W Burke who has not been allowed to travel from Bussora [Basra] to India with Gilbert Seton, and asks the Court of Directors to instruct William Digges Latouche, Resident in Bussora, to facilitate W Burke’s passage.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from John Robinson, Member of Parliament, to Laurence Sulivan, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Syon Hill [Isleworth, Middlesex] and dated 31 August 1781.Following on from his letter of 30 August (IOR/L/PS/9/76/21), Robinson suggests sending orders to William Digges Latouche, Resident in Bussora [Basra] via Constantinople [Istanbul].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Robert Rickards, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to George Hilaro Barlow, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal, sent from Bombay Castle [Mumbai] and dated 5 June 1801.The letter concerns the conduct of Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], who chartered a ship owned by himself to carry dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] at the East India Company’s expense.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: An extract from an anonymous letter from Bussorah [Basra], dated 31 May 1781. Subjects covered include:The presumed death of a French traveller heading inland from Scanderoon [Iskenderun]The supposed loyalty of local ‘Arabs’ [tribes] to William Digges Latouche, Resident in Bussorah, after he had purchased the freedom of captives following a Persian [Iranian] attackMeans of crossing the desert to and from Bussorah, with details of the Porte’s [Ottoman Empire] system of communication.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)