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 thirty-first 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 11 September 1847, which reports on the outbreak of cholera in Arabia, Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] and Persia [Iran]. In particular, Hennell mentions the impact of the disease in Bushire [Bushehr], its surrounding districts, and in Bahrein [Bahrain].The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 31.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 421, and terminates at f 423, 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 26 April 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the second in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item relates to a recent incident at Bushire [Bushehr] during which a Persian [Iranian] soldier allegedly threw stones and mud at Acting Lieutenant Robert George Hurlock, Third Lieutenant on the Company vessel
Ajdaha[
Ajdahā]. In particular, the item concerns:Discussions over whether the soldier was deliberately aiming at HurlockAction taken by Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to obtain redress in the matterDetails about the soldier's punishment ordered by Meerza Hassan Ally Khan, Dureya Beggee of Bushire [Mīrzā Ḥasan ‘Alī Khān, Daryā Begī, or Governor, of Bushehr].The correspondents are: Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Persian Gulf Squadron; Senior Lieutenant M B Worsley, Commanding the
Ajdaha; Hurlock; Jones; and Meerza Hassan Ally Khan.Jones forwards copies of correspondence between the above correspondents to the Government of Bombay, who in turn forward them to the Government of India.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 1 of No. 40 of 1856.' but the '1' was replaced with '6' and 'of No.40 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 990, and terminates at f 1003, 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.
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 twelfth 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 in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 4 April 1856, enclosing copy of a letter of the same date from him to Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Indian Navy Squadron in the Persian Gulf. Jones praises the recent assistance given by the Squadron to the merchant barque
Eleanor Dodsonat Bushire [Bushehr] and highlights in particular the efforts of Lieutenant Worsley, Commanding the Company steam frigate
Ajdaha[
Ajdahā].The Government forward a copy of Jones's letter to Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 12', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 6 of No. 71 of 1856.' but 'of No. 71 of 1856.' has been crossed out. There are also various numbers written in pencil in the top left corner of the title page but their connection to the item is unknown.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 4, and terminates at f 8, 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.
Abstract: Covers a 400-mile length of the Persian Gulf coast from Bushire [Bushehr] south-eastwards to Basadore [Basaidu] in Persia [Iran], including a fifteen-mile hinterland. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings, sands and rocks, relief by hachures and rock drawings, vegetation, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and hydrographic notes.Surveyed by Lieutenants George Barnes Brucks and Stafford Bettesworth Haines, 1828. Engraved by Richard Bateman. Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the Honourable East India Company.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 637 x 948mm, on sheet 670 x 1005mm
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fourth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns cholera in Persia [Iran], with reports of where it has spread to, and the death toll.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 3 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 647, and terminates at f 650 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence enclosed within a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors.The item relates to an investigation by the Government of Bombay in 1834-35 into the amount of 2778 rupees owed to the Company by Captain Henry Hardy, based on a deficiency in the treasury from Hardy's time as Resident of Bushire [Būshehr] in 1823. Most of the item’s contents date from 1834-35 with the exception of a letter from Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Hardy's successor, which provides information on the deficiency and is dated 12 June 1826.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Coll[ection] No 12’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1721, Draft 266, 1836’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 392, and terminates at f 398, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the tenth in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93539, 93540, 93541, and 93543). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:A dispute between Muktoom bin Butye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai] and Suggur bin Sultan [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sulṭān al-Qāsimī of Sharjah]The movements and intentions of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]Re-appointing a Native Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]The arrival at Bushire [Būshehr] of Abdullah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] and the fortification of BushireA report from Commander James FitzJames of Her Majesty’s Sloop
Cliostating: his opinion of the wreck of the
Mary Mullaby[
Mary Mallaby]; the story of a woman supposedly detained at Kishm [Qeshm]; and the case of five Indian subjects at MuscatThe arrival of the Governor-General of Mozambique [Rodrigo Luciano de Abreu e Lima] at Zanzibar.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 848 and terminates at f 908, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the eleventh in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93539, 93540, 93541, and 93542). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The wreck of the Schooner
GuznieThe seizure of a boat belonging to Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah of Bahrain] by Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah, former Shaikh of Bahrain]Duties to be levied on goods at Bushire [Būshehr], particularly when transhipped at the Bushire roadsThe migration of some of the people of Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk, also known as Khark, Kharg] to Phelecha [Failaka]The movements of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]The blockade of Mubarak bin Abdullah [Shaikh Mubārak bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Khalīfah] in Dumam [Dammam] by Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa and Esai been Tareef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin 'Alī al-'Utbī].The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 909 and terminates at f 974, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the seventh in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The strength and ambitions of Fysul bin Toorky [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]The movement of Esai bin Tarif [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin 'Alī al-'Utbī] from Kenn [Kish Island] and to Biddah [Al Bidda]The possibility of restoring his property to Dhyee bin Azoon [Dhāḥī bin A‘ūn], after it was plundered at Monamah [Al-Manāmah]A dispute between Khaleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalīfah bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] and Suggur bin Sultan [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sulṭān al-Qāsimī of Sharjah], and the role played by Muktoom bin Butye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh of Dubai]Complaints made by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, former Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf, against various officials in Bushire [Būshehr] and their resolutionA dispute over whether Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] is subject to Persia [Iran] or the Ottoman EmpireA list of the repairs due to the Residency in Bushire.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 736 and terminates at f 792, 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. The item is concerned with the Government of Bombay's decision to pay a pension of 10 rupees per month to the two widows and child of Seuram Suntagee, a carpenter killed by 'pirates' whilst on board the East India Company ship
Sylphin the service of Sir Harford Jones during his mission to Bushire [Būshehr]. Correspondence regarding a similar case in 1806 is included in the item.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 28, Season 1809/10, Draft 186' and 'Examiner's Office November 1809'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 110, and terminates at f 115, 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.
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Districts labelled for reference with boundaries outlined in colour, roads shown in red and rivers in blue. Shoals indicated by pecked line.Physical description: Dimensions:214 x 342 mm, on sheet 309 x 422 mm
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:General view of the Resident at Bushire's Country House. Several large trees are visible in the background behind the house as well as in front of the verandah to the right of the image.Inscriptions:Upper right, in pencil alongside image: 'b', '35'Below image, in pen: 'Bushire Resident's Country House'Physical description: Dimensions:112 x 178 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with minor staining in the sky area at left and light surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘b’ (crossed out); ‘35’Process:Albumen print