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1. ‘Unfriendly Conduct of the Sheriffe of Mecca, in enforcing inordinate duties on the Woollens sent to Judda for Sale and which rendered their sale impracticable’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay. The item relates to the 'unfriendly conduct' towards the East India Company by the Sheriffe [Sharif] of Mecca. In particular, the item is concerned with:Two separate incidents at Judda [Jeddah] during which 27 pieces of broad cloth which belonged to the Company were taken from the brig Fattah Mobarukand customs duties were charged to John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agent in the Persian Gulph [Gulf], on goods which he left at Judda and later collectedThe Government of Bombay's attempts to ascertain the standard customs duties exacted on goods at Judda and whether the Sheriffe has deviated from these regular ratesAccounts and reports provided by Benzoni, the Sheriffe of Mecca, the Nakhoda [Captain] of the brig Fattah Mobarukand J [Humruss], a man who has knowledge of the customs duties at Judda and is called upon by the Customs Master at Surat to provide information on this topicThe conflicting reports of Benzoni and the SheriffeThe possible punishments that the Government of Bombay could apply to the Sheriffe as a consequence of his conduct.Benzoni's correspondence also refers briefly to a draft Treaty relating to trade that he has concluded with the Pasha of Egypt.Correspondents: Government of Bombay; Captain Henry Rudland, Agent in the Gulph of Arabia; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay; Richard Thomas Goodwin, Secretary and Translator in the Office of the Country Correspondence; Nathan Crowe, Chief at Surat; George Cumming Osborne, Secretary to Government of Bombay; John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agent in the Persian Gulph; D C Ramsay, Custom Master at Surat; James Farish, Deputy Secretary to Government of Bombay; J [Humruss], Merchant(?); Sheriffe Ghalib of Mecca [Ghālib ibn Musā’id al-Hāshimi, Sharīf of Mecca]; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay.Rudland is alternatively referred to within the item as the Political Agent at Mocha and the British Agent in the Persian Gulph.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 21, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 112, and terminates at f 144, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
2. 'Slave Trade.'
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- Abstract: The item contains two Political Letters and one extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. It is the first in a series of five items relating to the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people] in the Persian Gulf and on the Arabian Peninsula.The first letter, dated 31 January 1850, relates to the recent mission undertaken by Lieutenant Adams, Commanding Company schooner Constance, to Judda [Jeddah]. Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, asked Adams to make enquiries about alleged 'slave trade' activity there by a shopkeeper from Bombay [Mumbai] and to investigate complaints against the Turkish [Ottoman] authorities by British subjects at Judda. Enclosures to this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2442/134095.The second letter, dated 1 October 1851, relates to correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Henell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding suppression of the 'slave trade' in the Gulf and methods used by vessels engaging in the trade to escape detection by Company ships. Enclosures to this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2442/134097 and IOR/F/4/2442/134098.The extract of a letter, dated 31 October 1851, relates to the Imam [Imām] of Muscat's subjects continuing in the 'slave trade', as well as further updates on the alleged activity at Judda. The extract also contains extracts from a previous letter from the Court of Directors, most likely to the Government of Bombay, dated 27 March 1850. Enclosures to this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2442/134096.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 17 of 1852', 'Collection in 5 Volumes', 'Vol: 1', and 'Examiner's Office'. The number of volumes was originally given as '4' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 663, and terminates at f 667, 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. ‘Application of the Pasha of Egypt for two armed Ships to be employed against the Wahabees’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay.The item consists of correspondence regarding an application by the Pasha of Egypt [Muḥammad ʻAlī Pāshā] to procure or purchase two armed ships from the East India Company with the intention of sending an expedition to recover Judda [Jeddah], Mecca and Medina from the Wahabees [Wahhabis]. The application was made through Captain Rudland, British Resident in Mocha, and his assistant John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agency in the Red Sea. The correspondence also concerns the general desire of the Pasha to strengthen connections with the British Government and the potential advantages and disadvantages of such a relationship.The correspondence consists mainly of letters between Captain Rudland, John Benzoni and the Government of Bombay. The other correspondents are: Governor-General and Council at Fort William; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Court of Directors of the East India Company.The Pasha is alternatively referred to in the item as: Mahomed Ally Bashaw; Bashaw; Pacha; Viceroy of Egypt.Captain Rudland is alternatively referred to in the item as: Agent in the Gulph [Gulf] of Arabia; British Agent in the Persian Gulph.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 22, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 145, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
4. ‘Judda Slave Trade Alleged sale of slaves at the port of Judda by a shopkeeper in Bombay.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 21 May 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2536/147461. It is the second in a series of seven items about the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people].The item contains an extract of a letter from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 January 1852, concerning the recent investigation by Lieutenant Adams into the sale of enslaved women at Judda [Juddah] and a related allegation against a nacoda [nakhuda], Mahomed bin Mahomed Bhagshwar [Muḥammad bin Muḥammad Bāgeshwar or Baghshūr? Also rendered in text as Baghsmer and Baghswer]. The item also contains the subsequent minutes and resolutions made by the Government, as well as copies of letters sent out to Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, and the Acting Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay. Additionally, the item contains the response from Haines, which gives brief details on where enslaved people are taken from and where they are sold.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '161 1854', 'Collection', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection was described as 'No. 5 of No. 63 of 1853' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 773, and terminates at f 777, 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. ‘Aden. Judda- Alleged sale of certain female slaves by Hadje Rujub Ali Heeratee, a shopkeeper of Bombay at.~’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which are enclosures to an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 3 October 1849. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123024.The item relates to instructions provided by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, to Lieutenant Adams, Commander of the Constance. The instructions are to travel to Mocha, Judda [Jeddah], Mussowah [Massawa], Hodeida [Al Hudaydah], and Mocha again before returning to Aden. His mission is to gather information following reports of enslaved women being sold at Judda by Hadji Rujub Ali Heerattee [Ḥājjī Rajab ‘Alī al-Hirātī, also rendered in text as Hudje Rujub Ali Heeratee], a shopkeeper resident of Bombay [Mumbai], and to bring the women back to Aden, if they can be located. In Haines's instructions, he mentions relevant information, including names of people involved and details provided by witnesses. He also requests Adams to arrange for despatches to be sent to Mr Plowdin [Walter Plowden], Consul in Abyssinia.The item also contains minutes by members of the Government of Bombay Council, commenting on Haines's instructions.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Vol: 6', 'Collection No 1 of No 103', and 'Examiner's Office'. The title page also contains a note: 'In the Secret Dep[artmen]t there is a further letter from Capt[ain] Haines on this subject dated De[cembe]r 10.'Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 163, and terminates at f 168, 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.
6. ‘Aden. Complaints of British Merchants at Judda.’
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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 main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Adams, commanding the East India Company sloop of war Constance; Alexander Ogilvie, British Vice-Consul at Judda [Jeddah]; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; and Khawaja Thoma Mercalachi [Khawājā Tūmā Mekalakki], a British Indian merchant at Judda.The item concerns complaints by merchants at Judda, who are British subjects, that they are being treated unjustly in the absence of the British Vice-Consul at Judda, and the investigation of Adams into these incidents, which include:Requests for excessive customs duty, contrary to treatiesRequests for additional feesThreats of violence against merchantsTheft of items from customs housesRefusal to allow the merchants to unload rum or ganja.Adams also complains of a salute from a British ship not being returned by the shore battery at Judda.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, and ‘Coll[ection] 5’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 423, and terminates at f 455 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.
7. ‘A Journal of a Voyage to the East Indies in the Ship London William Sedgwick Commander. From England, Consigned to Fort St. David Madrass and Bengal. Richd Allwright’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a journal (log book) by Richard Allwright, Chief Mate, of a voyage on the East India Company ship London, commanded by William Sedgwick.The journal is in two parts: the first part of the journal (folios 4 to 96) is dated 16 November 1749 to 10 February 1752; and the second part of the journal (folios 97 to 186) is dated 23 April 1751 to 13 June 1752. The entries from 23 April 1751 to 7 February 1752 in the first part of the journal are duplicated in the second part of the journal.There are notes on the cover pages of each part of the journal stating ‘This is my original Journall [Journal]’, signed by Rich[ar] Allwright, and also stating that they were received on 8 July 1752, witnessed by Tho[mas] Reading.The first part of the journal includes a list of the ship’s company (crew and passengers), with columns for their names, their quality (positions), and whether they were dead, had drowned or had run away from the ship (folios 5 to 6). The second part of the journal also includes a list of the ship’s company from Ingerlee, with columns for their names and their quality (folio 132).The first entry in the journal is dated 16 November 1749, when the ship was at Deptford, after which the ship was at Gravesend, then in the Downs, before anchoring in Plymouth Sound from 21 March 1749/50 to 1 April 1750. The ship then anchored at the following places: Joanna [Anjouan] Bay (19 July 1750); Fort St David’s Road (24 August 1750); Madrass [Madras] (8 September 1750); Culpee [Kulpi] (9 October 1750); Ingerlee Road (29 November 1750); Cochin [Kochi] (3 January 1750/51); Bombay (27 January 1750/51); Mocha (20 March 1750/51); Judda [Jeddah] (21 April 1751); Mocha (16 July 1751); Bombay (13 August 1751); Calcutta (9 October 1751); Ingerlee (28 December 1751); St Hellena [St Helena] (6 April 1752); and Long Reach (past Gravesend, 13 June 1752). (Both Old Style and New Style dates are given.)Entries for when the ship was in port mainly discuss: wind and other weather conditions; the receipt of cargo, and the unloading of cargo to be taken ashore; and actions performed by the crew.Entries for when the ship was at sail mostly relate to wind and other weather conditions, the course of the ship and sightings of land, and sightings of other ships, birds and sea creatures. In addition, these entries also include daily tables recording the following information: remarks, hours (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), courses, and wind direction.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 189; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 167-188, which have not been digitised.
8. Bedford: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Bedfordfrom England to Madras [Chennai], Bengal, and Mocha (Captain William Wells), 18 December 1731-22 May 1734 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 28 February 1731 [New Style date 28 February 1732]; 3 April 1732, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 26 July 1732, Fort St George/Madras; 10 September 1732, Calcutta [Kolkata]; 31 December 1726, Ingelle [Ingeli]; 3 February 1732 [New Style date 3 February 1733], Cochin [Kochi]; 18 March 1732 [New Style date 18 March 1733], Mocha; 12 April 1733, Judda [Jeddah]; 15 July 1733, Mocha; 23 August 1733, Madras; 28 September 1733, Calcutta; 14 January 1733 [New Style date 14 January 1734], Ingeli; 31 January 1733 [New Style date 31 January 1734], left Point Palmiras [Palmyras Point], bound for St Helena.The ship was at Calcutta from 10 September to 26 December 1732, and 28 September to 30 December 1733; and at Jeddah from 12 April to 6 July 1733.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal No. 1, Wm. Wells' (folio 1), and 'Ship Bedfords Journal Kept by William Wells Commencing Anno 1731 & ending Anno 1735.' (folio 7).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 14 May 1735.' (folio 1).The journal contains entries recorded nearly every day in seven columns: H [hour]; Courses; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; Winds; Weather, and [date and remarks]. When the ship is in harbour or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning, ballasting, and maintenance of the ship; contact with other British ships, and country ships; sightings of other vessels; references to fish and birds encountered; deaths of crew members; transport of soldiers; cargoes carried (described especially at Madras, Calcutta, and Jeddah, and deliveries of rice at Mocha); and general remarks.The journal also includes a quarter bill (folios 5-6), listing the stations to be taken up by the members of Bedford'screw if the ship were to be boarded by an enemy.Initially, the journal employs Old Style (Julian) dates only; from 31 January 1733 [Old Style]/31 January 1734 [New Style], it is double-dated, where necessary, giving both Old and New Style (Gregorian) dates.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 176; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
9. Compton:Journal
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- Abstract: 'A Journall of our Intended Voyage in ye Ship Compton to Bengall in ye Indies' by Captain John Misenor, 17 February 1727/28-6 August 1730, and Received 1 September 1730. The journal contains:The daily entries for the voyage from London to the Downs (17 February 1727/28), Santiago (23 March 1728), Cape Fallso [Cabo Falso] (6 June 1728), Zeloan [Ceylon, i.e. Sri Lanka] (24 July 1728), Madderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai] (5 August 1728), Western Brace (13 September 1728), Hogg River [Hooghly River] (17 September 1728), and Fort Tanner [Fort Tanna] (20 September 1728)The daily entries for the voyage from Fort Tanner to Rayapore [Raypur] (25 December 1728), Cinda Creek (26 December 1728), Diamond Creek (28 December 1728), the Koilles (9 January 1728/29), Cochean [Kochi] (8 February 1728/29), Saccatra [Socotra] (11 March 1728/29), Mocha (25 March 1729) and Judda [Jeddah] (17 April 1729)The daily entries for the voyage from Judda to Mocha (24 July 1729), Madderass (27 August 1729), Western Brace (16 September 1729), Barabbola Sand (18 September 1729), New Town (20 September 1729), Hog River (21 September 1729), Rayapoore [Raypur] (22 September 1729), Pongelly [Pujali] (25 September 1729) and Calcutta [Kolkata] (1 October 1729)The daily entries for the voyage from Calcutta to Tanner's Reach (16 December 1729), New Town (17 December 1729), Ingelu [Ingeli] (20 December 1729) and Fort St George (7 January 1729/30)The daily entries for the voyage from Madderass to Cape Falso (22 April 1730), St Helena (15 May 1730), Dover (3 August 1730), South Foreland (4 August 1730), Hope Point (5 August 1730) and Woolwich (6 August 1730).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: Date, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and weather conditions and other observations. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes on the sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages.Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume includes sequences of blank pages, ff 104-143 and ff 145-187, which have not been digitised.
10. Correspondence Related to the Trade in Mecca, Judda, Bussorah and Mocha
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- Abstract: Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with Lord Shelburne [William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne], Secretary of State for the Southern Department, related to the complaints of the Sheriff of Mecca [Sharīf of Mecca] with respect to the inhabitants of Mecca and Medina suffering trouble in their trade. The correspondence includes a ‘Copy of the 77th Paragraph of the Company’s General Letter from Bombay [Mumbai]’ related to the right to trade in Mecca, Judda [Jeddah], and Mocha; a ‘Copy of the 61st Paragraph of the Company’s General Letter to Bombay’ related to the Ottoman Governor of Mecca complaining against the EIC’s Factory at Surat for interrupting Turkish vessels in carrying on their trade between Surat and Judda; and a translated copy of a petition signed by merchants and other traders to Mocha, Judda and Bussorah [Basra].Physical description: 1 item (9 folios)
11. Walpole: Journal, William Fearne, Second Mate
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Walpolefrom Table Bay towards Bengall [Bengal], 1730-33, (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). The ship departed from Table Bay in March 1731 and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations: 20 May 1731, Madras; 22 July 1731, Fort William [Calcutta, i.e. Kolkata]; 15 February 1731/2, Cochin [Kochi]; 23 March 1731/2, Mocha; 8 April 1732, Judda [Jeddah]; 14 July 1732, Mocha; towards Madras; 26 August 1732, Madras; towards Bengall; Fort William; 2 January 1732/3, Madras.At the front of the journal (folio 4) is the inscription: 'This is my original Jurnal of the Ship Walpole. Received 13 September 1733.'Folios 5-7 consists of daily entries in two columns. The first column contains the date and some navigational data, the second contains remarks on the wind, weather, courses, distances covered, sightings of other ships, and sightings of land. Some more general remarks are sometimes given.The log book (ff 8-116) contains daily entries in seven columns: latitude/distance from port, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Date and Remarks]; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 141; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 118-140, which have not been digitised. The file contains one foliation anomaly, missing folio 77.