Vol 36: Letters Inward

Title:

Vol 36: Letters Inward

Date:

1824/1824

Description:

Abstract: The file consists of correspondence addressed to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Ephraim Gerrish Stannus. The subject matter covered includes British trade in the Persian Gulf, the settling of disputes between signatories of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf 1820, and the suppression of piracy; the Resident has the responsibility to enforce and maintain the treaty. Two other topics covered are the cession of Mombasa to the British Government, as a result of the actions of Captain William Owen, and the rights and privileges of the British at Basra.Physical description: Condition: The binding has been completely lost, and the body of the file is therefore loose. However, the folios themselves are in good condition.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the last folio; 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 file contains the following foliation amendments; f 34, and f 34A.Pagination: An original incomplete pagination sequence written in ink can be found between ff 2-79; these numbers can be found in either the top right, or left corners of each page. Blank pages have not been paginated, and some gaps are present in the sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf (1820)
William Fitzwilliam Owen

Geographic region:

Bombassa
Sharga
Debuy

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000007_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000007_en
IOR/R/15/1/34
IOR/R/15/1/34

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