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1. ‘Sharga in 6 ½ fathoms’
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- Abstract: Distinctive Features:Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper.The sketch drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton shows a topographical view of the coastal region at the Sharga [Sharjah, United Arab Emirates].The view was sketched from on board ship and shows the town of Sharga with the location of ‘Tower at Sharga’ indicated and landmarks inscribed: ‘Fusht’ and ‘High Mound’; latitude reported. The view features several dhows.Physical description: Materials: Pen and ink with wash on paperDimensions: 40 x 580 mm
2. ‘Affairs of the Persian Gulf. Vol: 2.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. It is the second in a series of 4 items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf (the others are: IOR/F/4/1398/55440, IOR/F/4/1399/55442 and IOR/F/4/1399/55442A).The item is chiefly concerned with general updates of events in the Persian Gulf over the period 1827-1832. In particular, the item relates to:The 1830 rebellion against Syed Sued [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, led by his relative Hamood bin Azan [Ḥamūd bin Azan Āl Bū Sa‘īd] at Sohar [Ṣuḥār] and the necessity of the British Government’s intervention in this affairThe general weakness of the Imaum’s current position due to the above rebellion, his failed attempt to seize Bahrein [Bahrain] and the resurgence of the Wahabees [Wahabi tribe]The Government of Bombay’s concerns that the Imaum is considering interfering in Persian affairs whilst his own territories are in disarrayConflict between the Imaum of Muscat and the Chief of BahreinConflict between the Chief of Sharga [Sharjah] and the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Discussions about Chieftains abiding by the General [Maritime] Treaty by giving notice of their intention to commence hostilities; the impact this has on whether blockades can be considered official; and the effect this has on the freedom of merchant ships to carry cargo between ports that belong to warring tribesAn incident in 1829 at Sharga [Sharjah] in which Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al Khaymah and Sharjah] blocked the Sunbury, a merchant vessel bearing an East India Company pass and colours, from transporting cargo to Aboothabee.The item also includes minor and general discussions of issues in the Persian Gulf, such as: reported acts of ‘piracy’ and punishment of ‘pirates’; wars between numerous Chieftains; the British Government’s policy of non-interference in these disputes; and the relationships between numerous tribes.The principal correspondents of the item are: the Government of Bombay; Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Samuel Hennell, Assistant [and Acting] Resident in the Persian Gulf; Sooltan bin Suggur; and Syed Sued. Other correspondents include: William Clerk and Robert Cotton Money, successive holders of the position of Acting Persian Secretary; William Collinson and Thomas Elivon, successive holders of the position of Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]; Lieutenant W Hodges, Commanding the Company ship Amherst; George Garnett Huske Munnings, Commander of the merchant ship Sunbury; Shaik Tahnoon ben Shaikboot [Shaikh Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi]; and numerous Native Agents at Muscat.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department, P.C. [Previous Communication] 1230, Draft 183, 1834' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 324, and terminates at f 541, 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. Vol 31: Letters Outward
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- Abstract: The volume consists of letters sent outwards from the office of the Resident in the Persian Gulf. The subject matter focuses on British relations with various powers in and around the Persian Gulf during 1823; more specifically, on enforcing the provisions of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf (1820), and talk of an intended Persian invasion of Bahrain. It also outlines the outcome of a tour of the Arabian coast by John Macleod in January 1823.Other matters covered include the state of the Residency house at Bushire, and an investigation into William Bruce's involvement in the case of Muḥammad Nabī Khān, along with some limited reporting on the possibility of Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān being removed from the position of Governor of Bushire by Prince Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences on the first page of text and continues through to the 3rd folio from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: A pagination sequence also runs through the volume between ff 2-191; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the top outermost corners of each page.
4. Vol 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward
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- Abstract: The volume contains letters relating mainly to British naval patrols in the Persian Gulf, acts of piracy and hostilities between rival native chiefs as follows: two letters from the Chief Secretary, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire about a rumoured Persian attack on Bahrain planned by Hossain Ali Mirza, Prince of Sherauz [Shīrāz] (ff 1B-2v) and an attack on Dubai boats by the Chief of Abothebee [Abu Dhabi], Mahomed Been Shakboot, [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān] (ff 9-14v); two letters of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy, Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulf to Captain George Walker, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Ternate(f 5-5v) and Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the Honourable Company (HC) cruizer Nautilus(f 6-6v) regarding their sea patrol of the Pearl Banks between Shaga [Sharjah] and Bahrein [Bahrain] and the planned interception of two pirate boats returning from Zanzibar, together with a letter of reply from Lieutenant George Herne reporting the outcome (f 15-15v); a general letter of instruction from Captain Charles Sealy to all marine officers aboard HC cruizers stationed in the Persian Gulf, listing their sea patrol duties (ff 7-8v); a letter of enquiry from Henry Willock, the British envoy to Persia, to the British Political Resident at Bushire, about British and Indian exports shipped to Persian Gulf ports (ff 3-4v).The volume title ‘Bushire Residency Book No 33 Miscellaneous letters inward and outward 5 Jan 1824-25 May 1824’ is typewritten and appears on a modern title page that has been inserted at the front of the volume (folio 1A).Physical description: Foliation: the letters in the volume are numbered 1B, then 2 to 15, from front to back. A modern, typewritten tile page has been inserted in the front of the volume and is numbered 1A. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner, on the recto of every folio.The 7 letters in the volume were originally numbered in ink and in most cases, on both the recto and verso as follows: 71-73; 90-92, 204-206, 207, 219-228, 242.
5. Vol 36: Letters Inward
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- Abstract: The file consists of correspondence addressed to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Ephraim Gerrish Stannus. The subject matter covered includes British trade in the Persian Gulf, the settling of disputes between signatories of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf 1820, and the suppression of piracy; the Resident has the responsibility to enforce and maintain the treaty. Two other topics covered are the cession of Mombasa to the British Government, as a result of the actions of Captain William Owen, and the rights and privileges of the British at Basra.Physical description: Condition: The binding has been completely lost, and the body of the file is therefore loose. However, the folios themselves are in good condition.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file contains the following foliation amendments; f 34, and f 34A.Pagination: An original incomplete pagination sequence written in ink can be found between ff 2-79; these numbers can be found in either the top right, or left corners of each page. Blank pages have not been paginated, and some gaps are present in the sequence.
6. Vol 65: Letters Inward
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- Abstract: This file consists of correspondence relating to the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, by the Commanding Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, William Sowden Collinson. In addition, there are several letters addressed to Wilson by other marine officers, plus copies of correspondence between Collinson and some of his fellow marine officers. A significant amount of the correspondence in this file exists in the form of reports of the general proceedings of individual East India Company ships. Each report is divided into two columns: the first column, which has the heading 'Orders Received', consists of instructions issued to the ship's commanding officer, either by the Senior Marine Officer or by the Resident in the Persian Gulf; the second column, which has the heading 'Detail of Execution', contains the commanding officer's account of how the orders have been carried out. The first of these reports (see ff 4-8), which concerns the Honourable Company's surveying ship, the Benares,commanded by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, ranges in date from 30 June 1829 to 14 August 1829. The first set of orders, which appears in the left-hand column, is issued by Thomas Elwon, Senior Marine Officer; the remaining orders are given by Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf. Haines's responses to these orders appear in the right-hand column. The next report (see ff 26-27), which relates to the general proceedings of the Honourable Company's brig of war, the Tigris,commanded by John Sawyer, ranges from 12 to 27 March 1830. In addition, there are similar reports for the Euphrates,commanded by William Denton (see f 35 and ff 46-47, dated 30 May-3 June and 15 June-2 July 1830 respectively), and the Elphinstone,commanded by William McDonald (see ff 38-41, dated 13 March-26 May 1830). Other marine officers who feature in this file as correspondents include William Lowe, Henry Windham, Edward Wyburd and John Sawyer. Most of the correspondence is concerned with relations between local Arab rulers. The letters received from the various marine officers consist of accounts of their visits to the Arabian coast. Details found in these letters include:News of fortifications being built at Manamah [Al-Manāmah] and Maharraq [Al-Muḥarraq], Bahrain;References to letters addressed by David Wilson to Abdoolah Ben Ahmed [Shaikh Abdullah ibn Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] of Bahrain, requesting that the latter relinquish property which has purportedly been taken by his men from vessels belonging to the Chief of Moobat;Reports on relations between the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Abdoolah Ben Ahmed;News of a peace having been concluded between Sooltan Ben Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī, ruler of Ra's al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and Sheik Thanoon [Tahnun bin Shakhbut Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi];Speculation that the predatory incursions of some Bedouin tribes into the territories of the Imam of Muscat are being encouraged both by Sooltan Ben Sugger and by the opposite branch of the Imam's own family;Reports on the growing power of the Wahabee [Wahabi] Chieftain, Toorkee Ben Sood [Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Āl Sa‘ūd, founder of the Second Saudi State];News of an attack by the Imam of Muscat on the town of Sohar [Ṣuḥār].In addition, there are two letters addressed to Wilson which are not written by marine officers. The first is a letter signed by a number of Armenians from Julfa [Jolfā], in Ispahan [Eşfahān], in which the Resident is thanked for having sent a vaccin inoculator [ sic] to that place. The second item is a statement, addressed to the Bushire authorities by Alexander Ogilvie, Chief Officer of the Poop(and signed by a number of witnesses), in which Ogilvie complains of having been subjected to abusive language by one of the ship's passengers.Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 47. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.