Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns whether the pension of Mirza Aga Meer [Mirza Agha Mir] should continue to be paid to his descendants after the death of his eldest son Mirza Ali Akbar [Mirza 'Ali Akbar], Native Agent at Shiraz.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 14 of No. 50, Draft 31, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3302, [Season] 1842’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 416 and terminates at f 459, 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 minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 March 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2475/138723. It is the sixth in a series of eight items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the death of Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn, also rendered in text as Moola Hoossain], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], as reported by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay. Hennell recommends Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Government Pilot, as successor to the post and suggests that a pension should be granted to Moollah Houssein's widow. The Government of Bombay's response is included, approving the appointment of Hajee Yacoob and recommending that the question of the pension should be passed on to the Government of India.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 733 of 1852', 'Collection No. 7', 'Vol: 6', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as 'No. 7 of No. 35' but 'of No. 35' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 981, and terminates at f 985, 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 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, 14 January 1854.The item contains correspondence between the Court of Directors and the governments of Bombay and India, regarding the decision to provide a pension, as a special case, to the widow of Moolla Hoossein [Mullā Ḥusayn, also rendered with different spellings in text], late Native Agent at Sharga [Sharjah, also rendered in text as Shargah]. Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, who originally suggested the pension, is requested to provide further details as to why this case was considered deserving of special attention.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '744 1854', 'Collection No. 1', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 8 of No. 2 of 1854.' but the '8' was replaced with '1' and 'of No. 2 of 1854.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 197, and terminates at f 204, 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, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Edward Eden Elliot, the Civil Auditor at Bombay [Mumbai]. It is the fourth in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the deaths of the treasurer and the first clerk at the Bushire [Bushehr] Residency, pension arrangements for the family of the treasurer, and arrangements for the clerk’s successor.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 5 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1026, and terminates at f 1031 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 and the Government of India. It is the fifth in a series of five items.The item concerns the grant of a pension of 25 rupees a month to the widow of Moollah Hoossein [Mullā Ḥusayn], late British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], a position he had held for twenty-nine years.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 1065, and terminates at f 1068, 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, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Stephen Lushington, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Captain Felix Jones, Commander of the East India Company steam vessel
Nitocris; and George Moor, Military Auditor, Bombay. It is the twenty-first in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a request by Lushington that the Government of India grant a pension to the wife and three children of Antonio Grecian (also referred to as Antono Greek), previously an engineer on board the
Nitocrisbefore his death from paralysis on 10 December 1849.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft N 34 – 1852’, and ‘Collection No 32’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 282, and terminates at f 287, 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 to the East India Company Court of Directors. The political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the seventh in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the question of whether the pension previously paid to Aga Mohsin [Āqā Muḥsin] and Aga Ismael [Āqā Ismā‘īl], before their deaths, should continue to be paid to their sisters, Fatima [Fāṭimah] and Rukeea [Ruqiyyah]. It includes a copy of a petition from the two sisters. The situation of the widow of Aga Ismael is also briefly discussed.The item contains a table of contents (f 505), and the title page (f 504) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 84 of 1853. Vol. 7’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally given as ‘5’ but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 504 and terminates at f 509, 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; the Government of India; Captain Samuel Hennell, the Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Futteh Ally [Fatḥ 'Alī].The item concerns the future disposition of the pension received by Mahomed [Muḥammad] Khan. He held a pension as his brother was killed in the affray at the Bombay Presidency in 1802 which occurred as a result of the accidental death of the Persian Ambassador.The item also concerns the pension of the late Mahomed Ally [Muḥammad 'Alī], whose brother was also killed in the affray in 1802, and the rejection of a request from Futteh Ally, his son, that he might receive the pension due to his father.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 79, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4640, [Season 18]45’, ‘Collection No 16 of No 78’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1110 and terminates at f 1127, 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 and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. The item is concerned with the Government of Bombay's decision to pay a pension of 10 rupees per month to the two widows and child of Seuram Suntagee, a carpenter killed by 'pirates' whilst on board the East India Company ship
Sylphin the service of Sir Harford Jones during his mission to Bushire [Būshehr]. Correspondence regarding a similar case in 1806 is included in the item.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 28, Season 1809/10, Draft 186' and 'Examiner's Office November 1809'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 110, and terminates at f 115, 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, extracts from a Government of Bombay Political Letter to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 31 August 1849.The item concerns the question of whether the Company should continue to pay, to his family, the pension of the late Meerza Abul Hussun Khan Sheerazee [Mīrzā Abūl Ḥusayn Khān Shīrāzī], Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Shah of Persia [Iran]. The issue is raised with the India Board [Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India] and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The deceased’s assets, unpaid salary, and previously overpaid pension payments are also discussed.The correspondents are: the India Board; William Acland, Company's Solicitor; the Government of Bombay; and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 817/49’, ‘Collection No 11 of No 87’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 229, and terminates at f 237, 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 political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf.The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, mostly concerning:Reports of ‘piracies’ and ‘maritime aggressions’, and the settlement of claims for compensationThe question of whether local rulers should always be considered directly responsible for the actions of their dependants, and of whether monies recovered by British officials as compensation for injuries sustained from ‘piracy’ should be paid directly to the sufferers or through their respective rulersAffairs relating to Persia [Iran]The pension formerly paid to the late Agha Mohsin [Āqā Muḥsin] and Agha Ismael [Āqā Ismā‘īl], and the question of the continuation of these payments to their sistersThe alleged ill-treatment of Hajee Yakool [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], the British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], and the measures adopted for obtaining redress.The title page (f 437) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection N. 10 (In 16 volumes) Vol. 1’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 437 and terminates at f 441, 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: Correspondence relating to pension payments made by the Pensions Department of the Iraq Government, to Abdul Rahman bin Hassan, a resident of Hassa [Al-Aḥsā’]. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett); representatives of the Pension Department and Treasury Office of the Iraqi Government in Baghdad; Abdul Rahman bin Hassan.The correspondence includes copies of a ‘Yoklama’ (pension) form, completed by Abdul Rahman and sent to the Treasury Officer in Baghdad at roughly six-monthly intervals, and covering letters (originally sent with cheques) by the Treasury Officer in Baghdad to Abdul Rahman. Correspondence between the two parties was relayed from the Iraqi Government in Baghdad to the Political Agency in Bahrain, then from the Bahrain merchant Abdul Aziz Al-Gosaibi to Abdul Rahman in Hassa.Much of the correspondence, including all letters sent by Abdul Rahman, is in Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-53; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.