Abstract: Reports of conferences between Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], and Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, between 15 December 1821 and 3 January 1822, recorded by John McNeill, Assistant Surgeon.The discussions concern Britain’s desire for a military base in the Gulf to combat ‘piracy’, in particular on Kishm [Qeshm] or Keiss [Kīsh].The reports were enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/82).Physical description: 1 item (9 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Persian Ministers [Haji Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī, Sadr-e ‘Azam or Prime Minister, and Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī, Mu’tamid al-Dawla or Foreign Minister], sent from Tehran and dated 12 December 1820.In response to the ministers’ note received on 9 December (IOR/L/PS/9/47), Willock defends British actions and continuing military presence in the Gulf following the 1819 expedition against ‘piracy’.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Marquis of Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tehran and dated 20 December 1820.The letter reports developments in Anglo-Persian relations following the 1819 British expedition against ‘piracy’, forwarding correspondence with Persian Ministers (IOR/L/PS/9/69/47-52). It also discusses the relations of the Prince-Governor of Fars with the central Persian Government and with Dushtistaun [Dashtistān]The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Hajee Mahomed Hussein Khan [Hājī Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī], Sudr Aazim [Sadr-e ’Azam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Iran], and Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Moatemed ed Dowleh [Mu’tamid al-Dawla, Foreign Minister], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, received 9 December 1820.The note concerns Anglo-Persian relations in the Gulf following the 1819 British expedition against ‘piracy’, and protests the continuing British military presence in the Gulf.The Ministers remonstrate with Willock regarding the entry of British ships into Persian ports without permission and the landing of British forces on Kishm [Qeshm] over Persian objections, and request Willock to order the withdrawal of the troops from the Gulf. They also condemn the actions of William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], in relation to Bahrein [Bahrain], Charak [Bandar-e Chārak], and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh], and request his removal from Persia.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Hajee Mohammad Hussain Khan [Hājī Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī], Sudr Aazim [Sadr-e ’Azam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Iran], to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, undated.The letter requests the removal of William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], following actions by British forces against the Persian ports of Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh] and Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], which were accused of links with ‘piracy’, and the landing of British troops on Kishm [Qeshm].The letter was enclosed in the letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/44).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Hajee Mahomed Hussein Khan [Haji Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī], Sudr Aazim [Sadr-e ’Azam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, dated 10 December 1820.The letter announces that an envoy will be sent by the Prince of Sherauz [Shīrāz] [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs] to India to discuss Gulf affairs, and asks Willock to provide the envoy with the necessary documents.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from HMS
Curlewoff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 20 February 1820. The letter concerns ‘piracy’ on the Persian [Iranian] shore of the Gulf. Bruce describes the relations of the Persian ports Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh], Magoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh] and Towoona [Bandar-e Tahūneh] with Rasul Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah], and acts of ‘piracy’ originating from Charrack and Lingua against British vessels.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain Collier to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from HMS
Liverpooloff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 21 February 1820. The letter assesses the islands of Kishmee [Qeshm] and Kenn as a potential British base in the Persian Gulf, discussing navigability and availability of supplies.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS
Liverpooloff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 21 February 1820. The letter contains a report on the islands of Kishmee [Qeshm] and Kenn which evaluates the islands as potential British commercial and military bases in the Persian Gulf, discussing the navigability, availability of supplies, and population of the islands. Keir advises against establishing a base on Kishmee, instead recommending Kenn, and proposes that the island should be acquired from the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Charak [Bandar-e Chārak].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS
Liverpooloff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 24 February 1820. Following his suppression of ‘piracy’ on the Arab shore of the Gulf, Grant addresses the Persian [Iranian] shore. Subjects covered in the letter include: acts of ‘piracy’ originating from Persian ports including Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Mogoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh], and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh]; relations of Persian ports with the Joasmees [al-Qawāsim]; the return of Keir’s troops to India and the forces required in the event of hostilities on the Persian coast; the question of pursuing the ‘pirate’ Ramah ben Jauber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalāhimah]; and the participation of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] in the proposed expedition to Bharein [Bahrain] of the Prince of Sheraz [Husayn 'Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A report on the island of Qeis or Kenn [Kīsh] compiled by John McNeil from information gathered from inhabitants of the island and the adjacent Persian [Iranian] coast, undated. The report examines the relations of nearby Persian ports, in particular Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], with the Joasmees [al-Qawāsim] and Wahabees [Wahhabis], the Persian Government at Sheraz [Shīrāz], and Muscat. It contains tables displaying the strength in men and boats of Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh], Magoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh], Charrack, Kelaht or Ghelaht [Kalāt], and Taonah [Bandar-e Tahūneh] and their dependencies, and the names of ruling Shaiks [Shaikhs].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Bushire and dated 2 February 1820. The letter reports an exchange in Bushire with the ‘pirate’ Rahma ben Jauber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalāhimah]. Bruce warns Rahmah against further acts of ‘piracy’ in the Gulf and reports Rahmah’s plans to join an expedition by the Prince of Shiraz [Prince-Governor of Fārs] to Bahrein [Bahrain].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.