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, 28 October 1853.The item contains a letter, dated 12 May 1853, from Captain Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, to Lord Viscount Falkland, President and Governor in Council of Bombay. He requests instructions following the offer of gifts to his wife, Lady Augusta Sophia Leeke, by the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, via his agent at Bombay. In response, the Governor cites extracts of earlier dispatches from the Court of Directors which confirm that gifts should not be accepted by servants of Government, nor by their wives and children.The short extracts quoted by the Governor date from 9 May 1827, 19 August 1829, and 4 September 1840. The rest of the material in the item dates from 1853.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '163 ~ 1854', 'Collection No. 14 of No. 103 of 1853', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '15' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 403, and terminates at f 408, 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, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142198; and IOR/F/4/2504/142199. The item is the sixteenth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the recent gift of six horses given to the Governor of Bombay by the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat. At the suggestion of Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company’s Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, the Government of Bombay resolves to pay for the repair of the Imaum's ship,
Artemise[also rendered in text as
Artense], whilst it is docked at Bombay [Mumbai]. The item contains details of:The cost of looking after the horsesThe eventual sale of the horsesEstimations of labour and materials required to repair the
Artemise.Hamerton is informed by the Government of Bombay to emphasise to the Imaum that the gift of repairing his ship is in light of various gifts he has given to the Governor over the years, and should not be treated as a precedent.Correspondents include: Hamerton; Lieutenant-Colonel C Blood, Remount Agent, Bombay; Captain Sir Henry Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Jackson William Muspratt, General Pay Master; and the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 16', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '7' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1280, and terminates at f 1296, 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 and Captain Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty’s Consul and Honourable Company’s Agent in the dominions of the Imam of Muscat.The item concerns the marriage of the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], to a granddaughter of Fatteh Ali Shah, late King of Persia [Fath-Ali Shah Qājār, late Shah of Iran].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 689/48, Collection No 1 of No 74, Coll[ection]: 26’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 331, and terminates at f 334 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 in the Dominion of the Imam of Muscat; and Philip LeGeyt, Senior Magistrate of Police in Bombay. It is the sixth 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/4/2087/96923, IOR/F/4/2087/96924, IOR/F/4/2087/96926, IOR/F/4/2087/96927, and IOR/F/4/2087/96928).The item concerns the rescue of an Indian woman named Jafran from slavery in Zanzibar by the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and her arrival in Bombay.Further detail about Jafran appears in IOR/F/4/2112/99468.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 901, and terminates at f 911, 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, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Consultation, 28 May 1845. 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, 10 June 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 a letter written by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat, reporting that he has informed the Imam that the Government of Bombay cannot assist the Imam in his pursuit of his agent at Bombay, whom he accuses of fraud. A copy of Hamerton’s letter is sent to the Government of India.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: 10’, ‘Collection No. 9 of No. 62’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 504, and terminates at f 506, 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, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 2 October 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. It is the third in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to investigations into the plunder of the
Centaur, a merchant vessel under British protection, at Al Khabba [Ra’s al Khabbah, also rendered in text as Alkhabba]. As the vessel was carrying the entire season's worth of indigo, particular attention is given to the location and retrieval of this stolen material. The Government of Bombay receives reports:From Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, regarding ports where indigo has been imported and the actions he has taken to retrieve the cargoFrom Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company Agent in the dominions of the Imaum of Maskat [Imām of Muscat], regarding the actions taken by himself and the Imaum, Saeid Saeid [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], amid reports that the principal perpetrators were people of the Beni boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] of JalanFrom Kojah Heskial bin Eusoph [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Native Agent at Muscat, regarding the results of his enquiries at Soor [Sur] where he was assisted by the Imaum's nephew, Saied Hamed bin Salem bin Sultan [Sayyid Ḥamad bin Sālim Āl Bū Sa‘īd].All reports contain details of the numerous rumoured perpetrators. Hamerton's report also contains details of political sensitivities surrounding the investigations, including an agreement drawn up between himself and the Imaum (folios 1122-1123).Additionally, the item includes correspondence from parties invested in the retrieval of the cargo: W[illiam?] F[rederick?] Fergusson, Secretary, Insurance General Committee of Calcutta; and Hajee Mahomed Hashim Namajee [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Hāshim Namājī] and Hajee Mahomed Kurrim Namajee [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Karīm Namājī], Persian [Iranian] merchants based in Bombay [Mumbai].The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 92', 'Vol: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1103, and terminates at f 1130, 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, resolutions, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat; and Lieutenant-Colonel David Davidson, Commissary General.The item concerns a present of two Arabian mares given by the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to Prince Albert, and their onward journey from Bombay [Mumbai] to London.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 968/52’ and ‘Collection No 1 of No 88’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 831, and terminates at f 859, 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, extracts from a Bombay [Mumbai] Political Consultation, 28 May 1845. 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, 10 June 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 a report written by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company's Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muskat [Muscat], on a conversation he had with the Imam of Muskat on the subject of a group based in Zanzibar who intend to reduce the level of British influence there. Multiple people are blamed by the Imam and by Hamerton for the ill feeling towards the British. Hamerton's report is instructed to be sent to the Government of India, the Court of Directors, and the Resident in the Persian Gulf.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: 8’, 'Collection No. 7 of No. 62' and ‘Examiner's Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 493, and terminates at f 497, 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul and Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat. It is the seventh in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a ruling by the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] that all vessels belonging to his subjects sailing from any of his ports are to carry passes signed by Hamerton. These passes can be obtained at Muscat or Zanzibar.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 6 of No 129’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 381, and terminates at f 384, 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, minutes, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; Edward Eden Elliot, Accountant General; and the Bombay Military Board.The item concerns costs incurred in transporting two mares from Bombay [Mumbai] to London. The horses were a present from the Imaum of Muskat [Imām of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to Prince Albert. The gift and the horses’ arrival at Bombay is described in IOR/F/4/2485/140102.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 653, 1853’ and ‘Collection No. 19 of No. 46 of 1853’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 444, 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, 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.