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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, reports, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy.The item concerns a grant of table money authorised to Commander Felix Jones of the East India Company schooner
Nitocrisfor hosting Lieutenant-Colonel Williams and Colonel Scherikoff, with their suites, from 30 December 1849 to 22 January 1850.Further information can be found at IOR/F/4/2376/126165, where Williams and Scherikoff are referred to as Williamson and Tcherikoff.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 214 of 1851’ and ‘Collection No 35 of No 111’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 374, and terminates at f 378, 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, reports, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq].The item concerns expenses to be paid to Commander Felix Jones of the East India Company steamer
Nitocris, who accommodated Mr Aristarchi, an officer of the Turkish [Ottoman] Government, and Lieutenant Glasscott, from 25 March to 8 April 1849, in the course of their work connected with the Turco-Persian [Iranian] Frontier Commission.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 931 of 1850’, and ‘Collection No 23 of No 76’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 130, and terminates at f 143 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, memoranda, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Beghet Agha [Bahjat Āghā; also spelt Behjet and Behget], an agent of the Pacha [Pāshā] of Egypt [‘Abbās Ḥilmī Pāshā]; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; and the Bombay Steam Navigation Company. It is the second in a series of two items about missions from Egypt.The item concerns a mission of Beghet Agha, who was commissioned by the Pacha to purchase horses in Bahrein [Bahrain]. The item discusses his arrival in Aden, onward journey to Bombay [Mumbai], and charter of a steamer from the Bombay Steam Navigation Company to take him and his entourage to Muscat, Bahrein, Aden, and Suez. The Government of Bombay are advancing him money and providing coals for the steamer.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 653_1853’ and ‘Collection No. 20 of No. 50 of 1853’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 476, and terminates at f 502, 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 enclosures to political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to the question of how much compensation should be paid to Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointment as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. McNeill had been appointed Resident in November 1830 and had subsequently travelled to Bushire from Tabreez [Tabrīz] with his family during a particularly harsh winter season. The Government of Bombay and the Court of Directors debate how much compensation should be paid for his 'mental and bodily sufferings', in addition to his travel expenses, salary, and loss of earnings.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1979, Collection No. 5, Draft 609, 1837’ and 'Examiner's Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 406, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
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/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the tenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the table expenses incurred by Lieutenant Rennie of the Honourable Company’s schooner
Constancewhile conveying Count Aleksandr Medem, previously Russian Envoy to Persia [Iran], from Bushire [Bushehr] to Bussorah [Basra].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 9 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 683, and terminates at f 688 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. 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Metcalfe Larken, deputy Civil Auditor at Bombay; James Edwards, Accountant at the Residency in the Persian Gulf; and the Bombay Medical Board. It is the tenth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns requests to the Government of Bombay for payments for:An advance payment of his salary for EdwardsThe Christmas donation to the gatekeepers of Bushire [Bushehr]The purchase of five Persian guns for future presentationsMedical supplies purchased for the ResidencyMaking shelves for the Residency recordsBinding five volumes of Residency records.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 10 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 292, and terminates at f 299 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 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.
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/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-fifth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the expenses incurred by the British Agent at Muscat, Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf, on account of an Indian man named Yoosoof [Yūsuf] who had been rescued from slavery.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 767, and terminates at f 770 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, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2280/116915. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Gregor Grant, Senior Magistrate of Police at Bombay. It is the third in a series of five items on the trade in enslaved people.The item concerns the expenses incurred by Grant while providing for the liberated enslaved people brought to Bombay by the East India Company schooner
Mahi.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 154/49’, and ‘Collection No 2 of No 33’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 426, and terminates at f 431 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. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 430a.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, reports, resolutions, 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; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant E Bode; and Lieutenant-Colonel George Moore, Military Auditor General, Bombay. It is the thirty-seventh in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns an application by Mr Carapit, apothecary, for remuneration for tending to the crew and passengers on board five vessels that had been captured because they were engaging in the trade in enslaved people, and were being taken to Bombay [Mumbai].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 16 of No 169’, ‘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 601, and terminates at f 605, 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.