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1. 'Captain Rudland deputed to the Gulph [Gulf] of Arabia on a political and commercial Mission, assisted by Mr. Benzoni an Italian.'
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay and the Government of Bengal. The item relates to the decision to re-establish a Resident or Agent of the East India Company at Mocha in order to pursue commercial and political objects in the 'Arabian Gulph' – comprised of the Red Sea, Egypt and Abyssinia [Ethiopia]. In particular the item is concerned with:The principal objects of the position, namely: the extension of trade in the Arabian Gulph; the procurement of intelligence on the activities of the French in the area; and the establishing of communication routes with Europe via Egypt and MaltaDiscussions of the likelihood of success of the above objects and the validity of the mission, including consultation with the Superintendent of Marine for the Government of Bombay on the channels of conveyance for packetsThe appointments of Captain Henry Rudland as Resident at Mocha and John Benzoni as his Assistant, including consultation with the Auditor of Civil Accounts regarding their allowancesReports by Rudland, Benzoni and the Custom Master at Bombay on the trading of goods in the Arabian Gulph, particularly in Abyssinia.Correspondents include: Court of Directors of the East India Company; Government of Bombay; Government of Bengal; Dr J Pringle, [Previous] Resident at Mocha; William Taylor Money, Superintendent of Marine, Government of Bombay; Mr Petrucy, Swedish Consul General to Alexandria; William Smith, Acting Commissary of Stores, Bombay; Rudland; Benzoni; Peter Paré Travers, Custom Master, Bombay; John Elphinstone, Auditor of Civil Accounts.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 27, Season 1809/10, Draft 186' and 'Examiner's Office November 1809'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 50, and terminates at f 109, 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.
2. ‘Resignation by Major Wilson of the Office of Resident at Bushire & nomination of Dr. McNeill – This appointment subsequently cancelled & Mr. D. A. Blane appointed Resident – Dr. McNeill appointed 1stAssistant to the Envoy in Persia – Memorial from Dr. McNeill to the Court.’
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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 Government of Bengal and the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The item relates to the appointment of a successor to Major David Wilson as Resident in the Persian Gulf and general considerations of the position and allowances of the Resident. In particular, the item concerns:The initial appointment of Dr John McNeill, Surgeon to the British Embassy at the Court of Persia, as Wilson's successor and the appointment of Dr James Pringle Riach as McNeill's successorDiscussions by the Board of the Government of Bombay regarding how to reduce the expenditure of the Residency at Bushire [Būshehr], with suggestions to lower the Table Allowance, reduce the Resident's budget for gifts, and condense the number of staffThe Court of Directors' criticism that a Military Servant, rather than a Civil Servant, has been appointed Resident in the Persian GulfThe subsequent cancellation of McNeill's appointment as Resident and the appointment of David Anderson Blane in his placeA memorandum sent to the Government of Bombay by McNeill which: asserts his unique talents that are required for the Resident position due to uncertain times in Persia; complains of his treatment; and requests a new position that would be equal in status and benefits to that of the Resident.The memorandum sent by McNeill also contains a number of copies and extracts of letters from his immediate superiors and officials from the Court of Persia as proof of the high esteem in which he is held. Amongst these letters are: a note by Mirza Abdul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abdul Hassan Khan], His Persian Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs; a firmun by the Shah of Persia [Fath-Ali Qājār]; and a ruckum addressed by His Royal Highness Abbas Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Nāyib al-Salṭana Qājār], Prince of Persia.The principal correspondents of the item are: the Court of Directors; McNeill; numerous secretaries heading departments within the governments of Bombay and Bengal, along with the respective governors of Bombay and Bengal. Other correspondents include: Sir John Nicoll Robert Campbell, Envoy to Persia; Wilson; Riach; and Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf.The titles of ‘Resident in the Persian Gulf’ and ‘Resident at Bushire’ are used interchangeably.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department No.1’, ‘P.C. 1181, Draft 427, 1833' and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 49, and terminates at f 156, 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.
3. ‘Turkish Arabia. Leave of absence granted by the Governor General to the Political Agent in-.’
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- 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 tenth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to proposed arrangements for Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, to replace both Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, during their respective absences. The item also contains discussions between Hennell and the Government of Bombay as to whether a replacement should be appointed for Kemball whilst he is standing in for Rawlinson.In addition to the above, the item's correspondents also include the Government of India.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 10.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 308, and terminates at f 317, 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.
4. ‘Persian Gulf – Establishment of Peons allowed to the Residency in the –.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the second in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81795, 81796, 81797, 81798, and 81799). The correspondents are the governments of Bombay and India, and Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.This item concerns a request by Hennell that the Residency in Karrak [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] employ one havildar, four peons, and two sweepers. After consultation with the Government of Bombay and the Government of India, Hennell only employed one sweeper, not two. A list of their salaries is included.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 317 and terminates at f 331, 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.
5. ‘Persian Gulf – Residency – Establishment. Vol: 3’
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- 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; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Thomas Mackenzie, Acting Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89510, IOR/F/4/2005/89511, IOR/F/4/2005/89513, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns:The size of the establishment of the Residency in the Persian Gulf, which was increased temporarily in 1841The temporary employment of additional clerks at the ResidencyThe cessation of a payment of a deputation allowance to Residency staff.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 839 and terminates at f 872, 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.
6. ‘Persian Gulf – Residency – Establishment – Increase sanctioned to–.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the third in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81793, 81794, 81796, 81797, 81798, and 81799). The principal correspondents are the governments of Bombay and India, and Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.This item concerns Hennell’s requests:To draw a deputation allowance after the Residency’s move from Bushire [Būshehr] to Karrak [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] due to the higher prices in Karrak and associated expenses such as erecting temporary buildingsFor two additional clerks to assist with the increased amount of correspondence.Both requests were granted.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Col [Collection] 12, Draft 713, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3227, [Season 18]41’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 332 and terminates at f 355, 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.
7. ‘Persian Gulf – Employment of a guard to protect the Residency Buildings at Bushire, and repairs sanctioned to the Buildings.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and financial statements enclosed within a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 27 November 1841. The item relates to requests made to the former by Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Captain Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant Resident [in the Persian Gulf], for the continued employment of men to guard the vacant Residency buildings in Bushire [Būshehr] whilst the Residency is temporarily based on the island of Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk]. MacKenzie also requests permission to spend money on repairs to the buildings in Bushire. Both requests are passed on to the Government of India for approval.The correspondents are: Hennell; MacKenzie; and the governments of Bombay and India.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 3440, Draft 305, [18]42’, ‘Collection No. 11 of No. 72’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 373 and terminates at f 397, 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.
8. ‘Persian Gulf – Affairs of. Vol: 1’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], containing some extracts of letters from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89511, IOR/F/4/2005/89512, IOR/F/4/2005/89513, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns:A projected attack on Bahrein [Bahrain] by Essa bin Tureef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī]A dispute between Sultan bin Suggur of Russal Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Abdoolla bin Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā of Umm al-Qaywayn]The movement of the Residency in the Persian Gulf from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] to Bushire [Bushehr], with details of staffing changesThe abolition of the British Agency at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]Incursions by inland tribes onto the territory of the Shaikh of SoharThe attempt of six passengers to seize control of a trading baghlah and their capture at Cheroo [Bandar-e Chiru]Minor incidents of ‘piracy’.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11 in 6 vols’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 759 and terminates at f 788, 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.
9. ‘Persian Gulf. Detention of the Dutch schooner “De Leenee” at Bushire in consequence of the death of her master and mates.’
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- 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 request by the firm of B Kopersmit & Company of Batavia [Jakarta] to the firm Remington and Company of Bombay, to send replacement crew members to their schooner, the Leenee. The Leeneeis stuck at Bushire [Bushehr] as its master and mates have all passed away. This request is passed on to the Government of Bombay by Remington and Company, who state that they are making arrangements to send help to the Leeneeand request that the Resident at Bushire be instructed to assist in any way possible.The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the two companies mentioned.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: 5’, 'Collection No. 4 of No. 62' and ‘Examiner's Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 472, and terminates at f 477, 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.
10. ‘Persian Gulf. Residency. Changes in the Establishment of the – Vol: 4’
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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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Edward Eden Elliot, the Civil Auditor at Bombay [Mumbai]. It is the fourth in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the deaths of the treasurer and the first clerk at the Bushire [Bushehr] Residency, pension arrangements for the family of the treasurer, and arrangements for the clerk’s successor.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 5 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1026, and terminates at f 1031 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.
11. ‘Persian Gulf. Appointment of Assistant Surgeon J. McAlister to the Civil Surgeoncy of Bushire. – Vol: 12’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and James McAlister, Civil Surgeon at Bushire [Bushehr]. It is the twelfth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.This item concerns the appointment of McAlister from Assistant Civil Surgeon at Bushire to Civil Surgeon, on the understanding that he must pass a Persian language test within a year of taking up his appointment.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 11 of No 95’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 266, and terminates at f 270 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.
12. ‘Persian Gulf. Appointment of Resident and Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf – Vol: 1’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, notifications, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Government of India. It is the first in a series of five items.The item concerns the appointment of Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball to replace Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell as Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the appointment of Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe to replace Kemball as Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf. The political letter at the front of the item also mentions:Settlement of an affairs concerning the Customs Master at Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ‘Abbas]The dismissal of Mirza Mahomed [Mīrzā Muḥammad], British Agent at ShirazPayment of a pension to the widow of Moollah Hoosein [Mullā Ḥusayn], late British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 969-1852’ and ‘Collection No 5 of No 62 (in 5 volumes)’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1036, and terminates at f 1043, 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.