Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 6 Jul 1820
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 6 Jul 1820
- Date:
- 1820/1820
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from Bombay Castle and dated 28 February 1820.The letter transmits the observations of the Governor of Bombay [Mountstuart Elphinstone] following the Gulf expedition. Subjects covered include: the release of Indian captives; the proposed appointment of Captain Thomas Thompson as a Political Agent in the Gulf; the future of Ras-ul-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah]; Keir’s proposed action against Ramah bin Jauber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalāhimah] in response to reported attacks on Persian [Iranian] ships; relations with the Persian Government in regard to ‘anti-piracy’ actions on the Persian coast; and hostilities between the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and Bahrein [Bahrain].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 6 July 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/26 and 29).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)
Piracy
Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah
Imam of Oman - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
Bahrein
Ras-ul-Khyma - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001b9_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001b9_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/37
IOR/L/PS/9/69/37