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1. ‘Proceedings adopted in consequence of the depredations committed by the Joasmee Pirates in the Persian Gulph,’ Vol. 2
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- Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It is the second in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawāsim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853 and 17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main subjects are:Reports of sightings of Joasmee ships and of their attacks against merchant shipping, particularly in the Persian Gulf, off the coasts of Scind [Sindh] and Guzerat [Gujarat], and off the Malabar CoastMeasures taken to tackle Joasmee piracy, including providing convoys for merchant ships between Surat and Mocha as well as up and down the Persian Gulf, and sending ships to cruise off the coasts of Scind and Cutch [Kutch]The capture by the Joasmees of the East India Company Pattamar Durria Dowlut[ Darya Dawlat. Also referred to as Derriah Dowlutand Deria Dowlet] and reports of its capture and the fate of its crew, including depositions from two of themAn incident in which the Vestalfired on ships from Muscat, believing them to be Joasmee pirates, and a subsequent investigation into the incident. It includes an extract of the log of the Vestalfrom 1-12 May 1817 (ff 104v to 105v)The activities in the Persian Gulf of Rahma bin Jaubir, who is now opposed to the JoasmeeConcerns that the forces deployed against the Joasmee pirates are insufficient, and suggestions that a larger expedition should be carried out against them.The main correspondents are: Francis Warden, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay; Henry Meriton, Superintendent of Marine; Charles William Elwood, Agent at Porebunder [Porbandar]; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire; the East India Company’s Broker at Muscat; Captain William Hill, Commander of the Towey; and Lieutenant Frederick Faithful, Commander of the Vestal.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, 1821’.Physical description: There is no chronological order.
2. 'Book No: 15 (Inward) for the years 1813-1814'
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- Abstract: The volume contains mainly letters addressed to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire at the time. Bruce was Acting Resident until 1812, but in this volume he is still often referred to as Acting Resident. A few letters are written to James Orton, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire, who took temporary charge of the Residency while Bruce was away from Bushire. The letters are mainly from the Secretaries of the Government of Bombay. Subjects relating directly to the Residency include: accounts; military and marine expenses. Broader themes within the letters include the diplomatic relations with Persia and the Wahabee [Wahhabis], the procurement of sulphur for its use in gunpowder, the silk and horse trades, and the threat of Āl Qāsimī pirates to British trade in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: there is an original pagination, written in ink in the top right of each recto and the top left of each verso. It starts on the first letter with 1 and continues until page 213.The volume has been foliated in pencil, circled, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering begins with the first letter with 1; then 2-94; 95-95a; and then runs through to 138, which is the last number given on the first blank page at the end of the volume. There are seven blank pages at the beginning and three at the end of the volume.Condition: the item has suffered from insect damage and the paper is very fragile in some parts. Some folios are glued and cannot be read.
3. VOL 11 LETTERS INWARD AND OUTWARD
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- Abstract: The volume contains letters received by the Resident at Bushire. For most of the period covered by this volume the Acting Resident at Bushire was Lieutenant William Bruce. The two other occupants of the Residency during this period were Andrew Jukes, Surgeon, and Stephen Babington.Correspondents include the British Mission at Tabriz and Tehran, in Persia, and the Government of Bombay, although there are a small number of letters from the Government of Fort William, Calcutta. Diplomatic exchanges between Britain and Persia are the main feature of the correspondence. Other subjects include: the Bushire Residency's accounts and expenses; the woollen and horses trade; instructions for receiving visitors at Bushire and the sending of letters and packets from Bombay to the Court of Persia, via Bushire. Some of the letters contain enclosures such as copies of letters from other Government departments at Bombay.The volume also contains a number of letters outward, sent by William Bruce between 19 and 25 December 1810, mostly regarding the Bushire Residency's accounts and expenses.Physical description: The foliation is written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The numbering commences at the front cover with 1 and 1A; then 2-17; 18, 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D and it carries on until 46, which is the last number given to the back cover of the volume. The verso of folio 39 is paginated as 40. Three separate original pagination sequences are also present between ff. 1A-12v, ff. 14-18 and ff. 19-41. These sequences are written in either ink or pencil, and can be found in the top right of the verso side and the top left of the recto side of each folio respectively; pencil has been used in cases where the original numbering has been obscured, as a result of damage to the folio.
4. Vol 14: Letters Outward
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- Abstract: Most of the letters are written by Lieutenant William Bruce, who was the Resident at this time. A handful of letters are written by James Orton, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire, who took temporary charge of the Residency while Bruce was away from Bushire. Subjects relating directly to the Residency include: accounts; stationery; military and marine expenses; and the sending of arms from Bombay to the Court of Persia, via Bushire. Broader themes within the letters include the procurement of sulphur for its use in India, the woollen and silk trades in Persia, and the threat of Āl Qāsimī pirates to British trade in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: 1 volume in one slipcasePagination: This file has an original pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corner of each recto and the top left corner of each verso. This sequence runs until page 100. A later pagination sequence, which is written in pencil, begins at page 101. This sequence is inconsistent, with many numbers repeated out of sequence.Foliation: The volume has been foliated for referencing purposes by circling numbers in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. The sequence begins with the first letter, on number 1, and runs through to 138, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. This is the sequence that has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.
5. Vol 16 Letters outward
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- Abstract: Volume of outgoing copy correspondence from William Bruce, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to various correspondents within the East India Company discussing financial, administrative and political matters relating to the running of the residency at Bushire. Particular attention throughout the correspondence is given to questions of Piracy with the raiding of East India Company vessels in the Persian Gulf and matters relating to the finances of the Bushire Residency.Key correspondents include Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay; John Kaye, Accountant General at Bombay; James Morier, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia and Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board at Bombay.Physical description: Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the front top right hand corner of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle. Foliation begins on the first folio of correspondence and ends on the last.