Vol 256 Persia

Title:

Vol 256 Persia

Date:

1857/1861

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence to/from Captain James Felix Jones, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf. The file is divided into two thematic sections:1) folios 2-61 contain correspondence regarding British attempts to locate and arrest four Indians accused of involvement in the Indian Rebellion [Indian Mutiny] of 1857, including reports of their eventual arrest, interrogation and subsequent release. This section contains correspondence in French between Jones and E N Castelli, the British Agent in Shiraz. Between folios 34-43 this section contains transcripts (in French) of Castelli's interrogation of the four Indian suspects.2) folios 62-104 contain correspondence related to opium, specifically, the arrival of a shipment of opium in Bombay from the Persian Gulf. Much of this correspondence is to/from E L [?] Jenkins, Officiating Commissioner of Customs, Salt, and Opium. On folios 82-85, this section contains a letter from Jones to the Government in Bombay containing general information regarding the cultivation of poppies in the countries that border the Persian Gulf. The file also contains information regarding the types and quantities of opium grown in Persia (folios 99-102).Physical description: Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Opium trade
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)

Rights:

رخصة المشاع الإبداعي

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00008e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00008e_en
IOR/R/15/1/169
IOR/R/15/1/169

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