Vol 70, 71: Letters Inward

Title:

Vol 70, 71: Letters Inward

Date:

1830/1830

Description:

Abstract: The volume contains letters received at Bushire from William Sowden Collinson, the Commodore of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, stationed at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū], and the Government of Bombay. The correspondence pertains to political affairs along the Arab Gulf coast, particularly in relation to the rise in Wahhābī influence in the region. There are also updates on ship movements in the Gulf and the maintenance of the naval station at Bassadore. Some of the letters contain reports of proceedings by ship captains, containing details of voyages taken through the Gulf. More miscellaneous subjects covered include requests for plants and the eggs of silkworms, and the lending of ship libraries to the Bushire Residency.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by 1A. This is the sequence used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.Pagination: An original pagination sequence written in ink is also present in the volume between ff 1A-37.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Persian Gulf Naval Squadron
HM's Indian Navy

Geographic region:

Bassadore

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00001c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00001c_en
IOR/R/15/1/55
IOR/R/15/1/55

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