Volume 12: Letters outward

Title:

Volume 12: Letters outward

Date:

1811/1813

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains letters sent outwards from the Bushire Residency by the Acting Resident, William Bruce. It also includes letters sent out by Lieutenant Robert Taylor who took charge of the Residency (from April to October 1812) while William Bruce was on a leave of absence in Bombay.The subject matter covered by the volume includes the administration of the Bushire Residency, along with the East India Company's affairs and trade in the Gulf; the Resident also reports on pirate activity in the Gulf. Diplomatic exchanges between Britain and Persia is another feature of the correspondence; this activity is mainly in relation to funds and supplies for the British Mission to the Court of Persia, along with equipment and weapons supplied for the use of the Persian military. The removal of Mahomed Jaffer Khan [Muḥammad Ja‘afar Khān] from the post of Governor of Bushire, and his imprisonment is also reported on.Physical description: Binding: The binding on the file has decayed and it is no longer bound. The folios are loose as a result.Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has a minor impact on the legibility of some of the text.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the spine, which is loose; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume contains the following foliation corrections: 7A, and 7B; 78A, and 78B.Pagination: An original pagination sequence is also present in the volume, running between ff. 7B-173; these numbers are written in ink, and are located in the top outermost corners of each page.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

سفير بريطانيا في إيران
الأمير الحاكم لفارس
حاكم بوشهر
شاه بلاد فارس
وكيل بحري في الخليج العربي
حارس في مقيمية بوشهر

Geographic region:

Persia

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e0_ar
81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e0_en
IOR/R/15/1/12
IOR/R/15/1/12

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