Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-third in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains several letters from the Government of Bombay, all dated 7 October 1847. The letters comprise:Three letters to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, acknowledging receipt of his letters regarding: the Company ships
Elphinstoneand
Mahi; the peaceful state of the Gulf; and the recent peace between Sheikh Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain] and Ameer Fysul, the Wahabee ruler [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd, leader of the Wahhābī]One letter to Commodore Sir Robert Oliver, Superintendent of the Indian Navy, forwarding him an extract of Hennell’s letter regarding the outbreak of cholera on-board the
Mahi(Hennell’s letter not present)One letter to the Medical Board, Bombay, forwarding a letter from Hennell regarding the outbreak of cholera in Arabia, Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] and Persia [Iran] (Hennell’s letter not present)One letter to Commander Edward Peirse, HM sloop
Cruizer, acknowledging receipt of his letter regarding the recent proceedings of the
Cruizerin the GulfOne letter to the Government of India, transmitting copies of several of Hennell’s letters as well as Peirse’s letter (Hennell’s letters not present).The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 33.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 429, 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: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the third in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains correspondence between: Rear Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; the Government of Bombay; and the Government of India. The correspondence relates to the two governments' approval of the proceedings undertaken by Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, following an incident at Bushire [Bushehr] between a Persian [Iranian] soldier and an officer of the Company steamer,
Ajdaha[
Ajdahā].The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 4 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '4' was replaced with '6' and 'of No. 71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1004, and terminates at f 1009, 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 cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to instructions sent by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Captain William Lowe, Senior Naval Officer in the Gulf of Persia [Iran], in a letter dated 29 July 1847. Hennell instructs Lowe to dispatch the
Elphinstoneand the
Mahito visit the ports of:Bahrein [Bahrain]Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Debaye [Dubai]Shargah [Sharjah]Ejman [Ajman]Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]Rasel Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah].Hennell instructs Lowe to pass on letters to the rulers of these ports and return any replies to him. He also asks Lowe to remedy any conflicts which may have taken place at sea between pearl boats of the different tribes, but warns him not to take coercive measures without authorisation.Lowe is also referred to as ‘Commanding the Squadron of the Indian Navy, Gulf of Persia’.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 24.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 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.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the forty-third in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the theft of letters addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia [Iran], which had been sent from India via Bushire [Bushehr]. The Government of Bombay orders duplicates of the letters, as well as another copy of the Government Gazette, to be produced and forwarded to Sheil. A list of the stolen letters can be found at folio 489 verso.Correspondents include Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 43.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 487, and terminates at f 491, 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, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 July 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eighth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item contains letters from the Government of Bombay to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, responding to his earlier reports on his tour of the Gulf.The item also contains correspondence regarding:Commanding Officer of the Company ship,
Mahi, Lieutenant Macdonald's intervention in a ‘piratical’ attack against a bugla by members of the Chaab [Banū Ka‘b] tribePotential inconveniences of affording assistance to British subjects who loan money to local authorities and governors in Persia [Iran], as discussed by Hennell and Lieutenant Colonel Sheil, HM Minister at the Court of TehranRequests by merchants of Bombay [Mumbai] for protection of their merchant ships when travelling to Bahrein [Bahrain], copies of which can be found at folios 289-290 and 291-292Discussions between Hennell and the Government of Bombay with regards to arrangements for the trial of Ahmed Dad Kurreem [Aḥmad Dād Karīm], and in particular whether he should be tried by the authorities in Muscat or tried in Bombay at the High Court of Admiralty.Copies of the above correspondence are forwarded by the Government of Bombay to the Government of India, along with Hennell’s proposal that Lieutenant Arnold Burrows Kemball should replace Major Rawlinson during his temporary absence from the Baghdad Residency.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 87, Vol: 8.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 272, and terminates at f 304, 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 two Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 26 April and 12 September 1856. The item is the first in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.Enclosures to the first letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2661/176321IOR/F/4/2661/176323IOR/F/4/2661/176324IOR/F/4/2661/176325.Enclosures to the second letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2661/176322IOR/F/4/2661/176326IOR/F/4/2661/176328IOR/F/4/2661/176329IOR/F/4/2661/176330IOR/F/4/2662/176331IOR/F/4/2662/176332IOR/F/4/2662/176333IOR/F/4/2662/176334.The extracts of the two Political Letters set out the topics of these subsequent enclosures.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection N[umber] 6 (In 15 Volumes)', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 984, and terminates at f 989, 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 letters concern the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people] and, in particular, a new Act passed by the British Parliament relating to the trade, as well as reports on the trade being carried out in numerous places in and around the Persian Gulf.The first letter is dated 31 March 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123025.The second letter is dated 23 June 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123026.The third letter is dated 25 July 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123027.The fourth letter is dated 31 August 1849.The fifth letter is dated 3 October 1849. Enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123029, which refer to the same incident described in the fourth letter.The item also contains enclosures to extracts of three Government of Bombay Political Consultations, dated from June and July 1849.These include:A letter from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 May 1849, in which he requests discretionary authority in cases relating to the 'slave trade'. He cites a recent incident involving a boat from Bussorah [Basra] and the Bahrein 'Chief' [Ruler of Bahrain].A letter from Hennell to the Government of Bombay, dated 21 July 1849, recounting a recent conversation he had with Sheik Ally bin Rashid of Ejmaun [Shaikh ‘Alī bin Rāshid al-Na‘īmī, Ruler of Ajman]. The conversation related to reports that subjects of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat were permitted by the British Government to bring enslaved people from the African Coast.A letter from Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul at Muscat, to the Government of Bombay, dated 4 May 1849, reporting that the 'slave trade' continues to be active, despite the convention currently in place between Britain and the Imaum.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Collection Vol: 1', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 117, and terminates at f 127, 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 six letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The letters refer to general updates from the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions between April 1847 and January 1848. It is the first in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Gulf.The first letter is dated 16 June 1847 and is present at folios 206-207. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112323IOR/F/4/2238/112324IOR/F/4/2238/112325IOR/F/4/2238/112326IOR/F/4/2238/112327IOR/F/4/2238/112328.The second letter is dated 3 July 1847 and is present at folios 209-210. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112329IOR/F/4/2238/112330IOR/F/4/2238/112331IOR/F/4/2238/112332The third letter is dated 31 August 1847 and is present at folio 212. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112333IOR/F/4/2238/112334IOR/F/4/2238/112335IOR/F/4/2238/112336IOR/F/4/2238/112337IOR/F/4/2238/112338IOR/F/4/2238/112339IOR/F/4/2238/112340The fourth letter is dated 30 September 1847 and is present at folio 214. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112341IOR/F/4/2238/112342IOR/F/4/2238/112343IOR/F/4/2238/112344IOR/F/4/2238/112345IOR/F/4/2238/112346IOR/F/4/2238/112347IOR/F/4/2238/112348IOR/F/4/2238/112349IOR/F/4/2238/112350IOR/F/4/2238/112351IOR/F/4/2238/112352IOR/F/4/2238/112353The fifth letter is dated 13 November 1847 and is present at folios 216-217. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112354IOR/F/4/2238/112355IOR/F/4/2238/112356IOR/F/4/2238/112357IOR/F/4/2238/112358IOR/F/4/2238/112359IOR/F/4/2238/112360IOR/F/4/2238/112361IOR/F/4/2238/112362IOR/F/4/2238/112363IOR/F/4/2238/112364IOR/F/4/2238/112365The sixth letter is dated 31 January 1848 and is present at folios 218-220. Partial enclosures to this letter can be found at:IOR/F/4/2238/112366IOR/F/4/2238/112367IOR/F/4/2238/112368IOR/F/4/2238/112369IOR/F/4/2238/112370IOR/F/4/2238/112371IOR/F/4/2238/112372IOR/F/4/2238/112373IOR/F/4/2238/112374IOR/F/4/2238/112375IOR/F/4/2238/112376IOR/F/4/2238/112377IOR/F/4/2238/112378IOR/F/4/2238/112379IOR/F/4/2238/112380The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2, Vol: 1’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 204, and terminates at f 220, 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: List of the dispatches and enclosures entrusted to Captain John Campbell, the assistant to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, for delivery to the Secret Committee of the East India Company. The list is numbered 27 and was received on 25 February 1828.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)