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/4/2174/105546. It is the tenth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat.The item mostly concerns reports of the arrival in Muscat of notable people, or their messengers, and their reception by Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. A recurring topic is the activities of Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī] at Braemee [al-Buraymi] and the plans of local people and certain Gulf rulers to oppose him. It includes a copy of a letter from Sheikh Saeed bin Tuhnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi] to Syud Hamood bin Uzan [Sayyid Ḥammūd bin ‘Azzān al-Būsa‘īdī].The item also contains reports of the activities of Shaik Suif bin Nubham, Shaikh of Bunder Abbas [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī, Shaikh of Bandar-e ʻAbbas].There is also a Government of Bombay Resolution (f 351) that relates to correspondence not included in this item.The item contains a table of contents (f 347), and the title page (f 346) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 10’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 9 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 346 and terminates at f 356, 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, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat.The item contains intelligence reports sent by Heskeal bin Yusoof. Topics covered include:The communications of Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] with Jubur bin Mahomed bin Nasir [Jabr bin Muḥammad bin Nāṣir], the Chief of Zukee [Izki], and the visit of the shaikhs of the Hijreeyan [al-Ḥijrīyūn], Hooboos [al-Ḥubūs] and al Wubela [Āl Wahībah] tribes to MuscatReports that Syud Hamood bin Uzan [Sayyid Ḥammūd bin ‘Azzān al-Būsa‘īdī] has placed the forts at Rustak [Rustaq] and Khabooru [Al Khaburah] under the charge of the Mootavas [Muṭawwa‘īn] and plans to do the same for other forts to the west of Sohar, and Syud Thooenee’s attempts to arrange a meeting with Syud Humood bin UzanCommunications received from Captain Saunders at Museera [Masirah]The threats received by Shaikh Suif bin Nubhan [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī], Chief of Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas] from the Governor of Shiraz, and the support provided to Shaikh Suif bin Nubhan by Syud Thooenee.The item contains a table of contents (ff 443-444), and the title page (f 442) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 20’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 8 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 442 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.
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/4/2416/130506. It is the twenty-eighth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.The item contains two letters from Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat, providing intelligence from Muscat. Topics covered include:The arrival and departure of various vesselsThe decision by Syud Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to send two hundred men to garrison Birka [Barka].The item contains a table of contents (f 688), and the title page (f 687) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 28’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 687 and terminates at f 690, 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the twenty-first in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the question of whether the authorities at Muscat are entitled to claim payment of half duty on the cargo brought by a British vessel but transhipped there for another port, and also whether they can demand customs on goods landed at Muscat by two ships which, though bound for another port, have put into Muscat as a result of unfavourable weather conditions.The item contains a table of contents (ff 453-454), and the title page (f 452) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 21’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 9 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 452 and terminates at f 463, 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, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Reuben bin Aslan, East India Company Agent at Muscat; and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fourth in a series of six items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2066/94846, IOR/F/4/2066/94847, IOR/F/4/2066/94848, IOR/F/4/2066/94850, and IOR/F/4/2066/94851).The item concerns:The sale of the
Kallah Kassaim[
Qal'ah Qasim], which transported enslaved people while flying British colours and subsequently changed to flying the Imam of Muscat’s flag. A more detailed summary of the case of the
Kallah Kassaimappears in IOR/F/4/1959/85480 and IOR/F/4/1990/88112The advance of a sum of money by Reuben bin Aslan to Lieutenant Joseph, commander of the sloop of war
CooteInformation on the military strength and influence of Fysul Turky [Amir Faysal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Sa’ud, Ruler of the Second Saudi State], gathered to inform the British political approach to the region.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 73, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4548, [Season 18]44’, ‘Collection No 19 of No 20’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 415 and terminates at f 434, 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 minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 July 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 eleventh in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the confirmation in post of Khojah Hiskial bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf] as British Native Agent at Muscat, on condition that he continues to support the family of his father-in-law and predecessor, Ruben ben Aslem [Rūbin bin Aṣlān]. As well as Hiskial bin Yusoof, correspondents include Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of Bombay.Hiskial is also rendered in text as Heskeil.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 11.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 318, and terminates at f 323, 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, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultations, 1844-45. 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, 14 July 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 the death of Reuben bin Aslan, Native Agent at Muscat, in May 1844 and the subsequent arrangements made to replace him. The item contains:Correspondence on the temporary appointment of Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb] as Native Agent at Muscat, arranged by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian GulfHennell’s recommendations for a suitable permanent replacement and the Government of Bombay’s wish that a member of Reuben bin Aslan’s [Rūbin bin Aṣlān] family should be appointedA number of applications for the position from various individuals, each outlining their qualifications and experience as well as any previous service to the British undertaken by their family membersThe Government of Bombay’s discussions on the suitability of each applicantCorrespondence from Reuben bin Aslan’s widow requesting financial aid from the Government of Bombay and claiming that her family is owed three months of her husband’s salaryCorrespondence from Reuben bin Aslan’s daughter, Sarah ibna Aslan [Sārah bint Aṣlān], requesting financial aid and that her husband, Hiskael Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], should be appointed as her father’s successorCorrespondence naming Hiskael Yusoof as the new Acting Native Agent at Muscat on several conditionsThe subsequent arrangements made with regards to: Hiskael Yusoof’s salary; the salary owed to Hajee Yacoob; and the salary of Moollah Houssoin [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah].Principal correspondents include: Hiskael Yusoof; Hennell; and the Government of Bombay.Multiple spellings appear for the names of multiple people. In particular, ‘Reuben’ is often rendered as ‘Rubil’ and ‘Aslan’ is often rendered as ‘Uslan’.The vast majority of the material dates from 1844-45. However, one applicant includes a copy excerpt from
The Bombay Courier, which dates from 1804, in his application.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: 16’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 76’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 533, and terminates at f 606, 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 minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 September 1850.The item relates to the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat's agreement to arrange for the repayment of duties which had been incorrectly charged, at Muscat, to a ship bound for Aden. The ship had been forced to dock temporarily at Muscat due to bad weather. The Imaum's decision is reported by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company's Agent at Muscat, to the Government of Bombay. This information is forwarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, who had originally raised the issue.Hamerton is also referred to as HM Consul and the Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum of Muscat. Muscat is also rendered as Muskat in the text.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 931 of 1850', 'Collection No 11 of No 76', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 804, and terminates at f 808, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of nine items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2087/96920, IOR/F/4/2087/96921, IOR/F/4/2087/96922, IOR/F/4/2087/96924, IOR/F/4/2087/96925, IOR/F/4/2087/96926, IOR/F/4/2087/96927, and IOR/F/4/2087/96928).The item concerns a proclamation which was made at Muscat by Syed Thoeenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] prohibiting the buying or selling of enslaved people from India, and a comparison of the actual proclamation with what the British had believed was the intention of the Imaum of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and with what the Imaum of Muscat himself had intended.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 290/45, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4760’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 890 and terminates at f 894, 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. The correspondent is Heskael bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting British Agent at Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of five items.The item concerns information conveyed by Heskael bin Yusoof, consisting of:The movements of Syud Sueed [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imām of Muscat] and his son Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd]A meeting between the son of Faisal [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] and bin Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 653_1853’ and ‘Collection No. 21 of No. 53 of 1853’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 570, and terminates at f 575, 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, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat. The political letter, of which this item is an enclosure, can be found in IOR/F/4/2121/100024.The item concerns a request by the Government of India for a report on the history of Britain’s relations with the states on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, and contains a report on the Imam of Muscat and the territories belonging to him, produced by Captain Hamerton, and related correspondence.The item contains a table of contents (f 331), and the title page (f 330) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5061, Coll. 5, Vol. 3’, ‘D/t 29/46’, ‘Collection No. 3 of No. 18’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 330 and terminates at f 339, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the tenth in a series of seventeen items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2112/99462, IOR/F/4/2112/99463, IOR/F/4/2112/99464, IOR/F/4/2112/99465, IOR/F/4/2112/99466, IOR/F/4/2112/99467, IOR/F/4/2112/99468, IOR/F/4/2112/99469, IOR/F/4/2112/99470, IOR/F/4/2112/99472, IOR/F/4/2112/99473, IOR/F/4/2112/99474, IOR/F/4/2112/99475, IOR/F/4/2112/99476, IOR/F/4/2112/99477, and IOR/F/4/2112/99478).The item concerns cautioning the British Agent at Muscat not to rescue Indian women who have been in Muscat so long that they have forgotten their home, and would not wish to leave Muscat.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 872/45, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5013, Collection No 7 of No 77’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 183, and terminates at f 186, 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.