Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It concerns the amount spent on presents by the Bagdad [Baghdad] Residency, and includes a statement showing this expenditure since 1798, along with instructions from the Government of Bombay to Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad, to reduce the amount being spent. The item also includes a letter from the Government of Bombay in 1809 instructing Samuel Manesty, the Resident at Bussora [Basra], to limit his spending on presents, and instructions directed to the Bussora Residency in 1812 repeating those given to Rich.The title page (f 266) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 37, Season 1814/15, Draft 20’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, November 1813’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 266, and terminates at 274, 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, consultations, and extracts from the Bombay [Mumbai] General Ledger and the Bombay General Journal, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Accountant General in Bombay John Wedderburn; Captain Henry Hardy; Resident in the Persian Gulf, Ephraim Gerrish Stannus; Superintendent of the Bombay Marine, Henry Meriton. This item is the appendix to item IOR/F/4/2020/90761.The item concerns an alleged deficiency of 2272 Persian rupees, 52 rials in the accounts of the Bushire [Bushehr] Residency when Hardy handed the Residency over to Stannus in 1823. This money is debited to Hardy’s account.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 813, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4122, [Season] 1843’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 31 and terminates at f 53, 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 and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, British Political Agent at Aden; the Medical Board of Bombay; John Porter Malcolmson, Civil Surgeon at Aden; Edward Eden Elliott, Civil Auditor at Bombay. It is the fifth in a series of five items concerning Aden (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98226, 98227, 98228, and 98229).The item concerns:The question of town planning at AdenOccurrences of smallpox in Aden, and the failure of the vaccination programmes to control itAn increase in Haines’s allowance to enable him to entertain officials arriving on steamers.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 5’, ‘Collection No 7 of No 39’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 257 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 23 June 1849.The item relates to expenses incurred by Lieutenant Gardner, Commanding the Company ship,
Mahi, and by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden. Gardner’s expenses relate to the hosting of the Ameer of Mocha, Ameer Futteh Mahomed [Amīr Fatḥ Muḥammad, also rendered in text as Futta Mahomed], onboard the
Mahiwhilst the town of Mocha was under siege by the Imaum of Senna [Imām of Sanʻa]. Haines’s expenses relate to the hosting of Ameer Futteh Mahomed and Sheik Cassim ibn Hoossain ibn Jyah [Shaikh Qasīm bin Ḥusayn bin Jiyāh(?)], as well as their entourages, at Aden in July and August 1848. Haines also claims expenses for employing an interpreter, Moonshi Hussain [Munshi Ḥusayn], onboard the Company vessels
Mahi,
Euphrates, and
Tigris, during the siege of Mocha.The item also contains discussions about who should pay the expenses and how much should be paid, as well as the instruction that Haines should reduce his spending on such expenses in future.Correspondents include: Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Superintendent of the Indian Navy; Lieutenant-Colonel George Moore, Military Auditor General; Edward Eden Elliot, Civil Auditor; Haines; and the Government of Bombay. There is a mistake on folio 302 verso, where a letter has been attributed to ‘S B Hennell’ instead of ‘S B Haines’.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 714/49’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 56’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally ‘2’, but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘1’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 292, and terminates at f 303, 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, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 14 January 1847.The item relates to expenses incurred by Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, during the month of January 1846. Haines had been instructed by the Court of Directors to host Prince Hillal [Hilāl bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], eldest son of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, and the expenses are connected to this duty. Haines sends his expenses to the Government of Bombay, who forward them to the Civil Auditor for processing. Another bill is also enclosed for the construction of a small wall at the Treasury in Aden, in November 1845.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5395, Draft 346/47, Collection No. 1 of No. 2’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1056, and terminates at f 1062, 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 correspondence regarding the expenses of the East India Company’s Persian Mission. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the years 1826-29, but there is also a letter dated 30 July 1823. The correspondence consists of letters between: the Court of Directors, East India Company; George Swinton, Chief Secretary, Government of Bengal; Andrew Stirling, Acting Chief Secretary, Government of Bengal; and Lieutenant Colonel Macdonald (John Macdonald Kinneir), British Envoy at the Court of Persia [Iran]. Topics include:· The failure of the Persian Mission to keep within the limits for expenditure set by the Government of Bengal· The efforts of Macdonald to justify the expenses incurred by the mission· The involvement of the mission during the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828), and in particular the role played by Captain John Campbell, Second Assistant to the Mission· The question of the number of staff henceforward needed by the mission.The correspondence also contains a ‘table of allowances sanctioned by government to the mission for one month and disbursements made by the treasurer for items independent of the mission’ (ff 229-230), and an extract of a resolution issued by the East India Company Territorial Department regarding the allowances to be assigned to Residents and Commissioners (ff 256-7).The title page (f 207) of the item contains the following references: ‘P. C. 779’, ‘Draft 348’, and ‘Examiner’s Office, December 1829’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 207, and terminates at f 257, 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 file also contains an original printed 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2388/127592. The main correspondents are: the Government of India; the Government of Bombay; and Agha Khan Mehlatee [Āqā Khān I]. It is the fourth in a series of four items on Agha Khan Mehlatee.The item concerns:Financial affairs of Agha Khan, including: the payment of his stipend from the Government of India; rent payments for his houses in Bombay [Mumbai]; collections of money donations from his followers in Cutch [Kutch]; and the management of his and his family’s debts in Baghdad and in Persia [Iran]Preparations for Agha Khan’s return to Persia from Bombay, delays to his return, and political information from Persia leading to his continued stay in India.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following reference: ‘Draft no 22 of 1851’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 807, and terminates at f 991 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 and from the Court of Directors. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; Claudius James Rich, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Hine, Assistant Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor; Mary Rich, widow of Claudius James Rich.The item concerns a memorial from Mary Rich asking that the Court remit the financial penalty of the loss of Claudius Rich’s personal allowances from 13 April 1814-20 September 1815 while he was in Europe. This request is granted in view of Rich’s excellent service and his death from cholera in the course of his duties.The rest of the item provides background to this case including discussions of:Rich’s salary and allowancesHis unauthorised journey to Constantinople and ViennaWhether this journey warranted his dismissal from his postA decision to withhold his personal allowance from the time he left Constantinople to the time he returned.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 843, Draft 491, P.C. 209, [Season] 1823/4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1822’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 9, and terminates at f 53, 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, minutes and resolutions, 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 payment of expenses incurred by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company's Agent at Zanzibar. The expenses relate to: assisting two Johanna 'chiefs' [rulers from Anjouan] in Zanzibar; use of the Company ship
Tigris; and repairs to Hamerton's official residence and to the flag staff [flagpole]. The item includes copies of Hamerton's bills, statements and relevant correspondence, which he sends to the Government of Bombay along with instructions for reimbursement. In addition, the item contains discussions about the best way for Hamerton to obtain cash in order to carry out public service, as well as how he should complete forms for claiming expenses.Correspondents include: Hamerton; Edward Eden Elliot, Civil Auditor, Bombay; Gilbert James Blane, Acting Accountant General; and the Government of Bombay.Hamerton is also referred to as HM Consul and the Company's Agent in the Dominions of the Imam [Imām] of Muscat.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 931 of 1850', 'Collection No 10 of No 76', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 784, and terminates at f 803, 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, consultations, reports, 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; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Lieutenant Macdonald; Major-General Barr, Military Auditor General at Bombay; and Captain Sir Robert Oliver, Superintendent of the Indian Navy. It is the eleventh in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the table expenses incurred by Lieutenant Macdonald of the Honourable Company’s schooner
Mahiwhile conveying the eldest son of the Imam of Muscat [Hilāl bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], from Aden to Zanzibar, with two members of his suite. A copy of the rules on conveying passengers, dating from 1840, is included on folios 696 to 699.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 10 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 689, and terminates at f 705 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; Suleyman Beg [Sulaymān Beg], an agent of the Pacha [Pāshā] of Egypt; Alfred Walne, Consul and Political Agent, Cairo; and Beghet Agha [Bahjat Āghā], an agent of the Pacha of Egypt. It is the first in a series of two items about missions from Egypt.The item concerns a mission of Suleyman Beg to collect birds in India for the aviary of the Pasha’s son, El Hamee Pasha [Ibrāhīm Ilhāmī Pāshā], and financial aid lent to him by the Government of Bombay. The item also mentions Beghet Agha, who was sent to India and the Gulf to purchase horses for the Pacha.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 464, and terminates at f 475, 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.