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37. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs of – Vol: 8’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the eighth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The intention of Abdoolla bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] and the Wahabees [Wahhābi] to attack Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Shaik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain]Mahomed bin Khuleefa’s blockade of the Wahabee port of Kateef [Al-Qatif], with the help of Esai bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī] and Humud bin Mujuddal [Ḥamad bin Majdal, Chief of the al-‘Amāyir]Relations between Saed ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], the Wahabee commander at Brymee [Al Buraymi] and the other shaikhs of the GulfThe reaction of the shaikhs of the Gulf to the succession of Esai ben Khaled [‘Īsá bin Khālid Āl Bū Falāḥ] as leader of the Beniyas [Banī Yās] TribeSaed ben Mootluk’s attack and seizure of Maghees [Majīs] and his exaction of tribute from Sohar [Suhar]The death of Mr Floyd, Senior Partner of the British firm Messrs Floyd and Mills, at Shiraz on 24 July 1845 while attempting to climb the wall of his house.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 112’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 655, and terminates at f 683, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
38. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs – Vol: 9’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood. It is the ninth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The arrival of Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Mazkūr], newly appointed Governor of Bushire [Bushehr], at that townThe movements of the Boo Muhair tribe [Āl Bū Muhayr]Relations between Saeed bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] and his neighbours at Brymee [Al Buraymi]The assassination of Esa ben Khaled [‘Īsá bin Khālid Āl Bū Falāḥ], his son, and a third person at the instigation of Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon [Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān], who has become Chief of the Beniyas [Banī Yās]Reinforcements of the Gulf Squadron with the HMS Foxand HM sloop PilotBritish attempts to persuade Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain] to arrest a man named Mayoof [Ma‘yūf], who, together some of the Moozarah [Āl Mazārī‘], allegedly plundered a boat from Bahrain and then landed at Fowaret [Fuwayrit].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 119’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 684, and terminates at f 716, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
39. ‘Persian Gulf. Conference of the son of the Ex-Chief of Bahrein, with the Resident regarding the position and prospects of his Father. Vol: 3’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of eleven items.The item concerns a conversation between Sheik Mahomed bin Abdullah [Shaikh Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah], the fifth son of the ex-chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], Sheikh Abdullah [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], and Hennell, in which Hennell advised that Sheik Abdullah should abandon his attempts to reclaim his position as Shaikh of Bahrein.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 3 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 248, and terminates at f 252 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
40. ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirtieth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from the Native Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 24 August 1847. The Native Agent reports on the outcomes of the recent negotiations at Nedjd [Najd] between Shaik Busheer bin Ramah [Shaikh Bashīr bin Raḥmah], (on behalf of Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain]) and Ameer Fysul, the Wahabee ruler [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd, leader of the Wahhābī]. Hennell forwards the report on to the Government of Bombay along with his comments on the negotiations. In particular, Hennell mentions the fate of the previous Shaik of Bahrein, Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], as well as Ameer Fysul’s weakened influence in the wake of the invasion of Bin Aoon [Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn bin ‘Awn, Sharīf of Mecca] and Ameer Khalid [Amīr Khālid bin Sa‘ūd].Hennell also provides a brief update on the relations between the shaiks of: Debaye [Dubai]; Shargah [Sharjah]; Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 30.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 415, and terminates at f 420, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
41. ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein- Relative to the plunder of the cargo of a wrecked boat by the subjects of the Chief of-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the tenth in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 May 1856, regarding the recent plunder of a shipwrecked boat by inhabitants of Yemale [also rendered in text as Yemail] who are subjects of Bahrein [Bahrain]. Jones notes that the Banyan traders, to whom the cargo belonged, suspect that the plunderers also murdered their relative who was in charge of the cargo. Jones states that the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Bahrein has agreed to pay for the cargo and that the British Agent at Bahrein has been instructed to investigate the claims of murder.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 10', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 2 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '2' was replaced with '6' and 'of No.71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1094, and terminates at f 1097, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
42. ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein. Regarding certain observations made by the Chief of – to the Commander of the “Euphrates” in an interview with him at’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the second in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant James Tronson, commanding the Honourable Company’s brig Euphrates.The item mostly concerns the preparations being made by Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain], in anticipation of an attack by the sons of Sheik Abdoolla ben Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], the former Ruler of Bahrein. While currently based on the island of Kenn [Kish], they are reportedly planning to move to Khor ul Adeed [Khawr al ‘Udayd, also rendered as Khor-al-Adeed in the item] in preparation for an attack on Bahrein. The question of how far Britain should interfere is discussed. There is also a letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company relating to this subject.The item also refers to several other subjects relating to Sheik Mahomed ben Khaleefa, including the capture of a ship from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] by a party of the Bene Huajier [Banū Hājir] while travelling on a vessel lent to them by Sheik Mahomed.The item contains a table of contents (f 428), and the title page (f 427) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1850’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 2’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 427 and terminates at f 444, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
43. ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein. Plunder of two boats of, by the Chief of Junnah. Proceedings in consequence’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 March 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2475/138723. It is the second in a series of eight items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to actions taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, following reports from Hajee Jassem [Ḥājjī Jāsim], Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain], of the plunder of boats from Bahrein and Kateef [Qatif] by Sheik Humud ben Mujuddil ul Amaeeree, Amaeer 'Chief ' [Shaikh Ḥamad bin Majdal al-‘Umayrī, Leader of al-‘Amāyir tribe]. As well as plunder, Sheik Humud has taken pilgrim passengers as captives to his stronghold on the island of Junnah [Jana]. Hajee Jassem links the incidents to recent disputes between Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] and Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Sheik of Bahrein. Hennell writes letters to Sheik Humud instructing him to release the captives he took from the boats.The item also contains Sheik Humud's response, as well as Hajee Jassem's further report that Sheik Humud released a number of the captives back to Bahrein where they were sold. Hajee Jassem also comments on Sheik Mahomed's attitude to the affair and the displeasure of the Bahrein citizens towards their Sheik.Hennell passes on copies of the above correspondence to the Government of Bombay.Humud ben Mujuddil is also rendered in text as Humud ben Mujiddil and Humud ben Mujuddel.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 733 of 1852', 'Collection No 7', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2 of No. 35' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 935, and terminates at f 943, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
44. ‘Persian Gulf. Bahrein.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultation, [10?] June 1845. The papers contained in this item are partial enclosures to a Political Letter sent from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 10 June 1845. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2122/100076, alongside details of further enclosures.The item relates to a letter, dated 16 May 1845, from the Government of India to the Government of Bombay. The letter communicates the Governor General of India’s approval of action taken by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to mitigate attacks on trade at Bahrein [Bahrain] by the former chief of that region. The letter is forwarded to Hennell.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 23, Vol: 12’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 62’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 510, and terminates at f 512, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
45. ‘Persian Gulf. Contemplated maritime operations against Oman by the Chief of Bahrein abandoned. Vol: 4’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fourth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the decision of the shaikh of Bahrein, Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh of Bahrain, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah] not to go to war against Oman, partly because of the conquest of Brymee [Al Buraymi] by Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Coll[ectio]n No 3 of No 95’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 151, and terminates at f 154 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
46. ‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the embarrassment caused by the grant of a passport to a Hindoo Buneea by the Commissioner in Sind.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the sixteenth in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Hajee Jasseem [Ḥājjī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain].The item concerns the granting of a passport to a Banyan [Bania, also rendered as Buneaa in the item] called Dhurmoo [Dharmū, also rendered as Durmoo in the item], the consequences that this had in Bahrein, and the question of whether such passports should be issued in future.The item contains a table of contents (f 656), and the title page (f 655) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 109 of 1853. Vol. 16’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally given as ‘5’ but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 655 and terminates at f 660, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
47. ‘Persian Gulf. Vol: 10’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Mirza Mahomed Ally [Ali], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; the Government of Bombay; and Reuben bin Aslan, British Agent at Muscat. It is the tenth in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/72468, and IOR/F/4/1767/72469).The item concerns:The progress of Egyptian troops towards Lahsa [Al Hasa]Inquiries by Abdoolla bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah, Shaikh of Bahrain] about Bahrein becoming a British ProtectorateThe plunder of a buggara [baqqarah] from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] by a subject of Abdoolla bin Ahmed, and the return of the cargo takenThe reception of the Americans from the US man of war Columbiaat Muscat by the sons of the Imaum of Muscat [Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa’id, Imam of Muscat]Reuben bin Aslan’s request that the Bombay Government pay for the repair of his house.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 864 and terminates at f 875, as it was originally part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
48. ‘Persian Gulf. State of affairs in the. Vol: 17’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commander John Porter, commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf. It is the seventeenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:An alleged seizure of a vessel belonging to a merchant who had seceded from Bahrein [Bahrain] and then returned there by Hassan ben Abdoollah [Ḥusayn bin ‘Abdullāh], the Governor of Charrack [Shaikh of Bandar-e Charak], and the return of the vessel and cargoThe delay of two Bahraini boats at Charrack due to a lack of men to crew themPorter’s tour of the Trucial States of the Gulf and his observations on the relations between the shaikhs, especially the refusal of Muscat to pay Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] tribute and internal events in Bahrein.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 2 of No 127’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 323, and terminates at f 344 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.