Abstract: The volume contains correspondence on various topics connected to the Persian Expeditionary Force sent to Bushire during the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57. The correspondents include: Major-General Foster Stalker, Commander of the Persian Expeditionary Force; Rear Admiral Henry Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Henry Lacon Anderson (later Alexander Kinloch Forbes), Secretary to Government at Bombay; Felix Jones, Political Resident at Bushire and Political Agent to the Persian Expeditionary Force; Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe; Unnamed sheikhs of Rudhillah [Dehrūd ‘Ulya], Bender Reek [Bandar Rīg], Gunawa Huidyaw [Ganāveh], and Deylum [Deylam]; Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron; George Frederick Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India; Brigadier John Jacob, Commander of the British Forces at Bushire; W F Marriott, Acting Military Secretary to Government of Bombay; Major Curtis, Director of Land Transport Corps at Baghdad; Captain Bowen, First Assistant Director of Land Transport Corps; Horfield Army Barracks at Bristol; Major Barr, Paymaster of the Persian Expeditionary Force; R L Taylor, Political Secretary to the Camp at Mohammerah [Korramshahr]; R L Brunton, Deputy Superintendent of Electric Telegraph; Captain MacLeod, Prize Agent to the Persian Expeditionary Force; and Commander James Rennie, Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Squadron.The volume is divided into sections, each covering a separate topic, as follows:I. 10 - 'Assistant Resident's deputation to chiefs of ports north of Bushire; secret compacts and correspondence that grew out of them'. Disbrowe's mission to ports north of Bushire to procure the sheikhs' cooperation during the war with Persia, mainly in the form of helping to supply the armed forces. There follows a discussion over whether to destroy the written agreements obtained from the sheikhs by Disbrowe to avoid becoming 'politically encumbent'. Folios 12a-16b are Disbrowe's report on his mission.I. 11 - 'Neutral attitude of Persian tribes around Bushire; their fears of threats thrown out against them; anxiety felt by more ignorant population in Bushire and its immediate neighbourhood on account of the threatened approach of the Persian forces under the Prince of Sheeraz [Shiraz]; grain, forage, and draft cattle scarce; prohibition occasionally placed on exportation of articles of consumption - subsequent removal of all restrictions on ordinary trade of every description'. Discussion of trade restrictions imposed by Jones to relieve the poor during a time of shortage and their eventual lifting at the orders of Bombay.I. 12 - 'Respecting Commodore Ethersey's residing on shore for convenience of the public service'. Relating to Ethersey's move from ship to shore for ease of communication.I. 13 - 'Batta granted to Residency establishment and extra table allowance to Resident; Donation batta; Resident's memorial'. Discussion about whether employees of the Bushire Residency should receive the Persian Medal and batta (extra subsistence pay for soldiers on campaign).I. 14 - 'Correspondence with Land Transport Corps Department'. Mainly regarding the pay and discharge of a group of Kurdish muleteers.I. 15 - 'Respecting Electric Telegraph Communication between Shipping, Town, and Camp'. The proposal and implementation of Major Barr's plan to install a telegraph cable from anchorage to Residency and camp.I. 16 - 'Arrival at Bushire of Persian Consul from Bombay, his departure to Busreh [Basra]'. Covers the successful efforts to move the Consul (arriving by sea) onto Basra without landing at Bushire.I. 17 - 'Correspondence with Prize-Committee'. Discussion, following the capture of lime, of whether it was private (as Jones maintains) or state property (as the Prize Committee believe), the latter only being legitimate spoils of war.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence is written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 198. There are the following irregularities: ff 12AB; ff 15A-B; ff 16A-B; ff 29A-B; ff 59A-B; ff 65-69 are all present but are out of sequence; ff 79A-B; ff 113A-B; ff 145A-C; ff 154A-B; ff 167A-C; ff 171A-B; no ff 173-177.
Abstract: The second part of a letter from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company], dated 12 October 1781. Subjects covered include:Civil conflict in MuscatAttacks on a Muscat ship by French ‘privateers’, the effect of this on trade in the Gulph [Gulf], and the Basha’s [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] intercession with the FrenchThe movements of ships and British travellers to and from India via BussoraPlans to intercept a suspected Dutch messenger at Bunderick [Bandar-e Rig]The state of affairs in Bagdat [Baghdad] and Persia [Iran]Reports from India, including the capture of the Dutch factory at SuratThe trade in woollens in Bussora.The first part of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/19 and the third part as IOR/L/PS/9/76/16.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: The third part of a letter from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company], dated 12 October 1781. Subjects covered include:Commercial issues in BussoraSightings of French ships near Cape Jasques [Jask] and in the Gulph [Gulf]The detention of a Dutch messenger in Bunderick [Bandar-e Rig]Reports received from Muscat, including the movements of English ships and travellers and the release of a French ship captured by the Imaum [Imam]The transit to London via Bussora of mail received from IndiaThe landing in Fort Victoria [Suvarnadurg] of a Muscat ship captured by French ‘privateers’The progress of the construction of gallivat ships ordered by the Basha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad].The first part of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/19 and the second part as IOR/L/PS/9/76/18.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: These three volumes contain correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory at Basra from 17 January 1753 to 17 August 1773. The individual parts are as follows: IOR/G/29/20/1 (17 January 1753-19 April 1765); IOR/G/29/20/2 (20 April 1765-24 August 1766); IOR/G/29/20/3 (2 September 1766-17 August 1773).Physical description: Foliation: This shelfmark consists of three physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-180), through volume two (ff 181-358) and terminates at the last folio of volume three (ff 359-550); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Part 3 contains minutes and correspondence regarding the reconstruction of the Bushire - Shiraz and Borasjin [Borazjan, Iran] - Bundur Rig [Bandar Rig, Iran] telegraph lines, and the question of claiming the cost from the Persian Government.The principal correspondents are the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Office, and the British Legation at Tehran.The volume contains is a blueprint on folio 38, representing 'Map of the Telegraph Lines of the Indo-European Telegraph Dept and Connected Systems'.Physical description: 1 item (35 folios)
Abstract: The volume comprises one part discussing the Arabistan telegraph line: correspondence, notes and telegrams regarding repairs to the Line, and arrangements made with the Persian Government regarding their modernization after the destruction of the tract between Bander Rig [Bandar Rig, Iran] and Borasjun [Borazjan, Iran].The volume contains the 1913 agreements between the Telegraph Department of the British Government and the Persian Minister of Post and Telegraphs for the reorganization of the Arabistan Telegraph Lines and the prolongation of the Telegraph Conventions until 1945, minutes of meetings at the Foreign Office; statements showing yearly payments made or to be made for the Line from 1914 to 1945; and statements showing the estimated and actual cost of its construction.The volume also contains a map of the Arabistan Telegraph Line (folio 15).The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Indo European Telegraph Department, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and His Majesty's Minister in Tehran.The volume comprises part 1. This includes a divider which gives the subject and part number, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 194; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and the Factory’s Council members Richard Secker and John Parsons, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters sent and received, as well as visits to and from the Factory. Records of significant political and military operations in the region are also preserved.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Reports of the Ballooches [Baluch] entering PersiaReports of Ahmed Shaw Affghoon [Ahmad Shah Afghan Dorrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali ruled 1747-1772; the forename is also written in the volume as Ahmet and Ashmed] taking the towns of Mushad [Mashhad], Neshabour [Nishapur] and Hiraut [Herat]; and building a city and calling it Amadabad [Ahmedabad]News of Ahmed Shaw appointing Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788] as the Beglerbeg [Beglerbegi/ Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of the Hot CountriesNews of Ahmed Shaw appointing Sharroock Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] as Governor of Carmenia [Kerman, also written Cermina]The enmity between Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia, also written as Carim] and Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, d 1782, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]The arrival of wool from CarmeniaRecords of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsRecords of a petition raised by Jacques Charles Hermet, formerly Linguist at Spahaun [Isfahan]Reports of Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah fl 1740-1760], the Governor of Gombroon taking possession of the castle of Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz]The appointment of William Nash as the Factory’s SecretaryNews of Moolah Abdul Carem Guialadary [Mulla Abd al-Karim Gallahdari, one of Nasseir Caun’s principal officers, also written as Kerim] revolting against himThe enmity between Carem Caun and Nasseir CaunNews of military engagement between Nasseir Caun and the Hoolah [Hawla] ArabsRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsRecords of shipped commodities such as cotton, iron, sugar, tin, copper, spices, salt, peppers, and coffeeThe appointment of Francis Wood, Resident for the Company’s affairs at Bunderick [Bandar-e Rīg]News of Moolah Ally Shaw’s forces facing those of Shaik Rama of Julfar [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār] at the Island of Kishme [Qishm, or Qeshm].The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council of Bombay, (Richard Bourchier) and the rest of the council members. It also includes records of letters sent and received from the Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bussora] William Shaw. They cover details of the situation at Bussorah and Bagdat [Baghdad]; the activities of the Dutch and their fortification of Carack [also written Carrack, modern (Bandar) Charak]; the relations with the Turks; the affairs of some Armenian prisoners; ships sailing and arriving; and news received from the British Consulate at Aleppo. William Shaw also provides a detailed account of the conduct of two British subjects Robert Baldrick and Francis Walker, among the supra cargoes in the ship
Prince Edward’scommission.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Neptune galley, the
Alice sloop, the
Rose galley, the
Prince George, the
Stafford, the
Indian Queen, the
Hardwicke, the
Warwick, the
Fezraboony[
Fayz Rabbani], the
London, the
Kent, the
Bridgewater, the
Swallow, and the
Cadaree.The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bunderick, Bengal [also written as Bengall], Surat, Madras [also written as Madrass], China, Batavia [Jakarta], Mocha, Ormuse, Busshier [Būshehr, also written as Bussheir, Busshere, and Busshire] and the Mallabar [Malabar] Coast.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen [Afsin] Garden, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, stable charges, servants' wages, ships’ charges, and Factory repairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 88; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary recorded by Alexander Douglas, Chief Agent of Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Agent recorded the letters sent and received, the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, as well as the significant political and military operations in the region.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Records of the East India Company's (EIC's) cash, staff salaries, and invoicesRecords of letters to commanders of the EIC's ships along with sailing ordersRecords of letters exchanged with William Shaw, Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bussora] reporting on the situation at Bussorah, Bagdat [Baghdad, also written as Bagdad], and AleppoReports received from the Roman Catholick [Catholic] missionaries at Spahaun [Eṣfahān] about Hossan Caun Cadjar [Moḥammad Ḥasan Khān Qājār] imposing tax on the Christian inhabitants thereNews of Hossan Caun appointing Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788] as the Beglerbeggy [Beglerbegi/ Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of Farse [Fars]News of Sharroock Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] besieging Hodjeabaud [Haji Abad], marching towards Hamataboud [Ahmadabad], and dispatching officers to regulate financial affairs with Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah, fl 1740-1760, the Governor of Gombroon]News of Shaik Rama of Julfar's forces [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār] proceeding to Tarree [Bandar Tahiri] to attack Shaik Hattem [Shaikh Hatim bin Jubbarah al-Nasuri]Reports of Ahmed Shaw [Ahmad Shah Afghan Dorrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali ruled 1747-1772] appointing his son as the ruler of Cashemire [Kashmir], Lahor [Lahore] and other places, and demanding that the Mogul Emperor pay him taxReports on the situation at various cities including Shyrash [Shiraz], Tyharroun [Tehhran], and Astrabaud [Astarabad]The enmity between Hossan Caun and Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, d 1782, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]The arrival of wool from Carmenia [Kerman]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsRecords of letters exchanged with Francis Wood, the Resident at Bunderick [Bandar-e-Rīg] reporting on the situation at Bunderick and Carack [also written Carrack, Bandar-e Chārak]News of Moolah Ally Shaw seizing one of the Factory's brokers and sending him to Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz]News of Nasseir Caun regaining control of several places that were taken by the ArabsRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsRecords of traded commodities such as coffee, sugar, candy, iron, spices, lead, tin, horse covering, carpets and cushionsNews of Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia] marching towards Bushire [Būshehr, also written as Bourchier], Bunderick, and BussorahReports of the state of affairs in Bengal [also written as Bengall]The enmity between Nasseir Caun and Carem CaunNarrative of the loss of the
PhoenixsloopReports of the British retaking Calcutta [Kolkata] by forceNews of Sharrook Caun getting married.The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council of Bombay (Richard Bourchier) and the rest of the Council members. These include a copy of sundry paragraphs of the Company's commands on the ship
Portfieldrelated to the Factory (folios 39-44); the possibility of making an English settlement at Bahreen [Bahrain]; regulations of trade and customs in China, Mocha, Juddah [Jeddah], Batavia [Jakarta], Malacca, Cylon [Ceylon, i.e. Sri Lanka], Mallabar [Malabar] Coast, Sumatra and other places; the possibility of establishing a charity school at Gombroon; and the situation of affairs between Britain and France.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Dragon, the
Warrenketch, the
Success, the
Neptunegalley, the
Swallow, the
Drake, the
Hopewell, the
Prince George, the
Futtee Doulet[Fath al-Dawla], the
Fezraboony[Fayz Rabbani], the
Pasteronia, the
Alli Rooka, the
Bridgewater, and the
Viper.The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay [Mumbai], Bussorah, Bunderick, Bengal, Surat, Muscat, Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], Cochin [Kochi], Tellicherry [Thalassery], and England.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen [Afsin] Garden, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, stable charges, servants' wages, ships' charges, and factory repairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 88; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover, nor does it include the leading flyleaf.