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1. ‘Persian Gulf. Refund of Extra duty exacted by the Custom Master of Bunder Abbass in excess of established duty-’
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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, 13 November 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 thirty-seventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 12 July 1847. Hennell reports that His Highness Syed Soowenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] has instructed the Custom Master at Muskat [Muscat] to refund some of the duty charged against British subjects who recently exported wool from Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas]. The item also contains the Government of Bombay’s response, dated 11 October 1847.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 37.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 3 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 16 June No. 78 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 449, and terminates at f 451, 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.
2. ‘Persian Gulf. Contemplated blockade of the Persian ports of the Gulf by the Governor of Bunder Abass-’
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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 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifty-fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 September 1847, regarding the ‘hostile’ plans that Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī], Governor of Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], has for the ports on the Persian [Iranian] coast of the Gulf. Hennell confirms that the Government’s opinion on the situation aligns with that of Her Majesty’s Minister at the Court of Persia.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48, Coll: 2, Vol: 54’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 21’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The title page also contains a note that relevant correspondence can be found in Collection No. 7 accompanying despatch from the Government of Bombay, 30 September No. 118 of 1847.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 591, and terminates at f 594, 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.
3. ‘Persian Gulf. Report of the Resident’s visit to Bunder Abass and his proceedings there.’
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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, 16 June 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 fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a report from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on his visit to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas, also rendered in text as Bunder Abbass] and meetings with the Governor of that place, Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī], in April 1847. In particular, he reports on a complaint by Shaik Syf about the duties levied at Bunder Abass by His Highness Syed Soweeynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat, and the negative impact of this on the trade in the area. Hennell also reports on Shaik Syf’s intention to attack ports on the Persian [Iranian] coast following a dispute with Houssein Khan [Ḥusayn Khān], Governor of Fars, as well as Hennell’s response to this.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 78, Vol: 4.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 233, and terminates at f 243, 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.
4. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns five letters from Hennell regarding various incidents in the Gulf. These are:A request from Khooshal [Khvushḥāl], a native of Tatta [Thatta] in Sinde [Sindh], for protection for himself and his compatriots residing at Bahrein [Bahrain], who he claims are subject to the exactions of the followers of Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], the Ruler of Bahrein. Included is a ‘list of the Hindoos residing in Bahrein with the place of their birth’A claim from Khooshal for compensation for his cargo which was plundered in Bahrein harbourA dispute between Syed Sooweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, also rendered as Syed Soowenee], the Governor of Muscat, and Shaik Sultan bin Suggur the chief of Ras el Kheymah [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] regarding the ownership of the fort of Kussaab [Khasab]A copy of instructions issued by Hennell to Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, for his forthcoming trip to the Arabian coast of the Gulf. These mostly relate to the conflict that has broken out as a result of the erection by Shaik Sultan bin Suggur of a fort at Khan [Al Khan], contrary to an earlier promise he made to suspend its constructionA report that Houssein Khan [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha’i], the Governor of Fars, has sent a force to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], and that the Governor of Bunder Abass, Shaik Syf [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī], has appealed to Syed Soowenee for help.The item contains a table of contents (ff 399-400), and the title page (f 398) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 16’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 398 and terminates at f 412, 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.
5. ‘Persian Gulf. Application to be considered British subjects from the Merchants of Sind residing in the-’
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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 August 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 twelfth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to a request made by Sookram [Sukh Rām], a Hindoo [Hindu] merchant from Scinde [Sindh] residing in Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. Sookram’s request is for all Scinde merchants residing at Bunder Abass to be granted trading privileges there as British subjects, citing a similar arrangement in Muscat. The item also includes the Government of Bombay’s response, in which they refer to a previous decision made by the Government of India concerning privileges for Scinde merchants at Bahrein [Bahrain].Hennell’s letter includes a list of the Scinde merchants residing at Bunder Abass, which can be found at folio 327.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 107, Vol: 12.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 324, and terminates at f 330, 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.