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37. ‘Muscat. Claim of His Highness the Imaum against this Agent at Bombay.’
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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] 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.
38. ‘Muscat. Proceedings connected with the recovery of the Cargo of the Ship “Centaur” of Calcutta, lost near-’
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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, 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.
39. ‘Muscat. Present of Horses from His Highness the Imam of Muscat to His Royal Highness Prince Albert.’
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- 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.
40. ‘Muscat. Affairs.’
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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 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.
41. ‘Muskat. Rule established by His Highness the Imam of – that all vessels belonging to his subjects sailing from any of his Ports carry passes authenticated by Her Majesty’s consul and the Hon’ble Company’s Agent – Vol: 7’
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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. 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.
42. ‘Muskat. Relative to the duty levied on the Cargo of a boat put into the Port of- from stress of weather-’
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- 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.
43. ‘Muskat. A General Statement of all expenses incurred by Government on account of 2 Mares sent as a present to His Royal Highness Prince Albert by His Highness the Imaum of Muskat transmitted to the Hon’ble Court.’
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- 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.
44. ‘Muskat. Translations of letter from the Acting Native Agent at – communicating intelligence from that quarter. Vol: 4’
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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. 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.
45. ‘Muscat. Report of the possessions of His Highness the Imaum.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat. The political letter, of which this item is an enclosure, can be found in IOR/F/4/2121/100024.The item concerns a request by the Government of India for a report on the history of Britain’s relations with the states on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, and contains a report on the Imam of Muscat and the territories belonging to him, produced by Captain Hamerton, and related correspondence.The item contains a table of contents (f 331), and the title page (f 330) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5061, Coll. 5, Vol. 3’, ‘D/t 29/46’, ‘Collection No. 3 of No. 18’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 330 and terminates at f 339, 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.
46. ‘Muscat. Complaints against Captain Hamerton, Her Majesty’s Consul and Honble Company’s Agent.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, Political Letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 19 June and 19 July 1845.The item relates to explanations provided by Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul at Zanzibar and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, in response to complaints made against him by Captain Robert Cogan and the Imaum. Hamerton is accused of:Being disrespectful to the Imaum and his subjectsMisrepresenting the Imaum to the Government of BombayCausing a resident of Zanzibar to be cruelly punished.Hamerton provides examples of occasions on which he has had to complain to the Imaum, especially with regards to the proper enforcement of the commercial treaty concluded between the Imaum and Her Britannic Majesty. However, he states that he has never intentionally disrespected the Imaum or his subjects. He also provides his own account of the incident in which the Zanzibar resident was punished, as well making his own allegations against Cogan. The item also includes the Governor of Bombay’s thoughts on Hamerton’s responses.Hamerton is also referred to as the ‘Agent at Muscat’, even though he is based at Zanzibar.The correspondents are: Hamerton and the governments of India and Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 27’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 68’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 666, and terminates at f 692, 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.
47. ‘Muscat. Complaint of His Highness the Imaum, of the annoyance occasioned to his people at the Indian Custom Houses’
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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, 2 July 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, 14 July 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 the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s complaint that his merchants are being unfairly treated at numerous Customs Houses in India and that, in particular, ‘Arab merchants’ are affected by this perceived mistreatment. Following confirmation from the Collector of Customs at Bombay that the Imaum’s vessels are charged the same as ‘British bottoms’ [goods carried on British ships], the matter is referred to the Government of Madras (also called Government of Fort St George [Chennai]) since an example given by the Imaum of this mistreatment mentions the Malabar Coast. The Government of Madras is reminded that the 1839 commercial treaty concluded between the Imaum and Her Britannic Majesty the Queen states that the Imaum’s vessels are to be charged the same amount of customs duty as British bottoms.The correspondents are: Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum of Muscat; H W Glass, Collector of Customs, Bombay; and the Government of Bombay.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: 13’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 76’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 513, and terminates at f 518, 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.
48. ‘Muskat. Loss of the Ship “Centaur” of Calcutta. Vol: 1’
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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. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Atkins Hamerton, British Agent and Consul in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat. It is the first in a series of two items about the loss of the Centaur.The item concerns the wreck of the Centaurat Alkhabba [Ra’s al Khabbah], loss of her cargo, and the return of her crew to Muskat [Muscat]. The item also describes the actions of the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 969-1852’ and ‘Collection No 7 of No 68 (in 2 volumes)’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1206, and terminates at f 1214, 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.