Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, 10 June 1845, which provides an update on previous instructions received from the Court.The previous instructions were that Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, should request protection from the Imaum for the agents of the Church Missionary Society. The agents, represented by Reverend Dr Krapf (also written Kraff), wished to obtain free passage into the interior of Africa through the Imaum’s territories on the East Coast of Africa. Hamerton was warned by the Court to proceed delicately with his request. An update from Hamerton is enclosed.The correspondents are: the Court of Directors; the Government of Bombay; and Hamerton.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5061, Draft 29/46, Coll[ection]: 24’, ‘Collection No. 1 of No. 63’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 607, and terminates at f 613, 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, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Consul in the Dominion of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; Robert Cogan, previously of the Indian Navy; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; and the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa'īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa'īd].The item concerns a gift of two horses which the Imaum of Muscat sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors via Cogan. The item discusses the respective influences of Cogan and Hamerton on the Imaum.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 874/44, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4569’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 601 and terminates at f 618, 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: Enclosures no. 2-7 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 15 March 1848. The enclosures are dated 24 October 1847-11 March 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to Persian [Iranian] threats to re-take control of Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] from the Imam of Muscat, including shows of force by Fayl Alee Khan [Fazl Ali Khan], Governor of Kerman. The correspondents are: the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Prime Minister of Persia; the Government of India; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Governor of Bunder Abbass.Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, statements, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen; the Governor of Mauritius, Sir Lowry Cole; the Chieftain of Bombassa, Sooleman Ibn Ali Muzroee [Sultan of Mombasa, Sulayman ibn ‘Ali al-Mazru‘i].The item concerns the actions of Captain Owen of HMS
Leven. While surveying the east coast of Africa, he accepted the cession of Bombassa [Mombasa]. The Chieftain of Bombassa wanted British protection against the Imaum of Muscat, offering half his revenues in return. The item consists of:The Imaum’s complaints that Bombassa is part of his territory and Owen prevented him from attacking itThe Imaum’s complaints that ships belonging to his subjects carrying slaves were intercepted by the BritishThe evidence that the British collected about the Imaum’s claim to sovereignty over BombassaThe decision whether to accept Bombassa as a British Protectorate or not. The Board of Control ruled that it should be left alone.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 870, Draft 392, P.C. 276, Examiner’s Office March 1823’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 28, and terminates at f 79, 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 resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The principal correspondents are: Government of Bombay; Government of Bombay Military Department; Aga Mahomed Shoostree [Muḥammad Shushtari, Āghā], an agent of the Imam of Muscat.The item concerns the discussion over some guns sent from London to the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] for his ship
Shah Alum; the guns are now surplus to requirements as the Imaum has purchased his own in the interim. The guns that the Imaum purchased will be sent back to the Bombay Arsenal, and the new guns from London received by the Imaum.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 3, Draft 293, P.C. 362, [Season] 26/7, Examiner’s Office 1824’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 61, and terminates at f 71, 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 political letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of three items on Muscat and the slave trade (the others are IOR/F/4/913/25778 and IOR/F/4/914/25779). The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the East India Company Court of Directors.The item concerns:The actions taken by the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to limit the slave tradeThe Moresby Treaty, which aimed to limit the slave tradeCaptain William Fitzwilliam Owen’s acceptance of the cession of Bombassa [Mombasa] from the King and Chiefs of the island (see also IOR/F/4/785/21163).The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 943, Draft 8, P.C. 423, [Season] 1827/28’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 123, and terminates at f 147, 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 resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the second in a series of three items about a negotiation by William Bruce (the others are IOR/F/4/894/23288 and IOR/F/4/895/23290). The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of Bengal; William Bruce, former Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant [John] Macleod, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Major [George] Willock, in charge of the British Mission in Persia.The item concerns:An explanation by William Bruce about his conduct in negotiating an unauthorised treaty with Hoossain Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs]The results of the treaty, including the evacuation of Kishm [Qeshm] and the effect on stability in the GulfThe appointment of Captain Faithfull as Commanding Officer in the Persian GulfHow to enforce the General Treaty of Maritime Peace of 1819, negotiated by William Keir GrantJohn Macleod’s tour of the Gulf and discussions with the Imaum of Muscat [Imam of Muscat, Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and other chiefs in the Gulf who were signatories to the General Treaty of Maritime Peace in 1819Analysis of the balance of power in the Gulf and particularly Shaikh Sooltan Bin Sugger [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī]How to eliminate the slave tradeThe reaction of the King of Persia [Fath-Ali Shah Qājār] to the treaty.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘[Political] No. 2, Draft 293, P.C. 362, [Season] 26/7’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 227, and terminates at f 328, 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 pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron. It is the second in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101202, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The actions of Hummud bin Mujedel [Ḥamad bin Majdal], chief of Amaeer [al-‘Amāyir] Tribe, who attacked a boat from Karrack [Jazireh-ye Khark] laden with wheat near Kateef [Qatif]The subsequent British naval expedition to the island of Genna [Jazirat Jana] to exact reparations from Hummud bin Mujedel, and Hummud’s justification for his actions and alliance with Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain]The Wahabee [Wahhābi] invasion, led by Saaed bin Mootluck [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], of Mugees, also spelt Mukees [Majīs], and Wahabee threats against Sohar [Suhar]Tribute paid by Syed Hamood bin Azan [Sayyid Ḥammūd bin ‘Azzān al-Bū Sa‘īdī,], Chief of Sohar, and the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], to Saad bin MootlukThe plunder of fugitives from MugeesRelations between the Wahabees and the other shaikhs of the GulfInstructions to the ships
Pilot, Coote, Tigris, and
ConstanceAlleged seizure and restoration of a vessel of the Beniyas [Banī Yās] by the Chaab [Banū Ka‘ab]The claims of Aga Mahomed Tuckee bin Hajee Ali Ukbar Ali [Āghā Muḥammad Taqī bin Ḥājjī ‘Alī Akbar ‘Alī], a Persian merchant residing in Bombay, to be considered a British subject, and his ship the
ActressThe question of British subjects being obliged to pay duty to export live animals from PersiaThe change of governors of Bushire [Bushehr].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 1 of No 90’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 478, and terminates at f 582, 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, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Hajee Jassim [Ḥājī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; and Hiskeal bin Yusoof [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of fifteen items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2131/101199, IOR/F/4/2131/101200, IOR/F/4/2131/101201, IOR/F/4/2131/101203, IOR/F/4/2131/101204, IOR/F/4/2131/101205, IOR/F/4/2131/101206, IOR/F/4/2131/101207, IOR/F/4/2131/101208, IOR/F/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:The peace agreement between the Saaed bin Mootluck [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq], on behalf of Ameer Fysul [Amir Fayṣal bin Turkī bin Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], and the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]Incidents of plunder of Wahabee [Wahhābi] messengers carrying tribute from the Imaum of Muscat to Ameer Fysul.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 252/46, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5171, Collection No 2 of No 106’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 595, and terminates at f 609, 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, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of five items.The item concerns a return of presents to the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], as he and his son have previously given presents to the members of the Residency in the Persian Gulf.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’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1057, and terminates at f 1060, 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. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Charles Robert Mitchell Jackson, Advocate General, Bengal; and the underwriters of the
Centaur’s cargo. It is the second in a series of two items about the loss of the
Centaur.The item concerns the dispatch of the East India Company steam ship
Queento visit Muscat and other Gulf ports to persuade the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to assist with the investigation into the whereabouts of the
Centaur’s cargo. The item also contains a discussion on whether the Imam can be held responsible for the plunder of the cargo.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 70’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1215, and terminates at f 1225, 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: Enclosure nos. 2-9 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 3 February 1852. The enclosures are dated 22 September 1851-2 February 1852.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to a peace treaty between Sayud Sayud [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Imam of Muscat and Oman, and his cousin Saied Kais bin Azam [Qays bin ‘Azzān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Chief of Sohar. By the terms of the treaty the Imam retained control of Khabura [Al Khaburah] and Soham [Saham], but returned Schinass [Shinas] to the Chief. The item also covers the journey from Aden to Muscat of two of the Imam’s grandsons.The primary correspondents are the Political Agent, Aden, and the British Consul, Muscat.Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)