Abstract: The volume contains a list of names of ships arranged in alphabetical order, issued by the Master Attendant's Office. Beside the names of ships, the following details have been provided for nearly every ship: decks; thickness of bottom; extreme length; length of keel for tonnage; extreme breadth; depth of hold; heights of wing transom and of port cell; depth of waist; height between decks (lower and middle, middle and upper, lower and upper); roundhouse; number of ports of each side (middle deck and upper deck); range of deck; gunrooms ports (up and down, athwart ships); launching draft of water (forward, aft); tonnage on board at launching (kintledge [kentledge], wood); tonnage by measurement; builders' names; where built; on what bottom; when launched; and when measured. Measurements are in feet and inches, tonnage in tons, and kentledge in fathoms.The volume was probably created at one time in the 1830s or later. The date range provided covers the launch dates of the ships listed.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 41; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) recorded by Robert Bootle, Commander of the East India Company ship
London. The entries are dated 3 October 1723 to 15 April 1725, and record the journey of the ship from England to Mocha and Bombay and back again to England.The journal records the ship’s departure from Deptford and arrival at Gravesend on 3 October 1723, and the ship passing the Lizard on 20 November 1723. The entries also record the ship anchoring at the following places: Table Bay (27 February to 16 March 1723/24); Mocha (7 May 1724 to 15 July 1724); Bombay Harbour (3 September to 15 September 1724); St Hellena [St Helena] (13 to 23 December 1724). The journal also records the ship’s arrival at Plymouth on 25 March 1725. (Both Old Style and New Style dates are given.)Journal entries for each day when the ship was at sail (past the Lizard) contain tables recording information including: hours of the day (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), wind direction, the number of miles sailed each day, and navigational information relating to latitude and longitude.The entries also include comments, mostly about the following: the direction of the wind and other comments about the weather; the course of the ship; adjustments to the sails and other actions performed on board the ship; and sightings of other ships, land, and birds.The ship was at anchor at Mocha for longer than the other places at which it anchored, and entries for when the ship was at Mocha also mention chests of treasure, iron, steel, and elephants’ teeth being unloaded from the ship and brought ashore, and bales of coffee being received on board the ship.There is a note on folio 2 of the volume stating that the journal was received on 12 May 1725.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 101; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) recorded by William Upton, Captain of the East India Company ship
London. The entries are dated 4 April 1720 to 15 July 1722.The entries record the journey of the ship from Great Britain to the East Indies, and its arrival at the following places: Table Bay (26 June 1720), Bumbay [Bombay] (26 August 1720), Goa (26 October 1720), Bombay (13 November 1720), Surrat [Surat] (28 December 1720), Mocha (9 May 1721), Bombay (21 September 1721), Tillecherry [Thalassery] (20 January 1721/22), Table Bay (30 March 1722), St Hellena [St Helena] (4 May 1722), and the Downes [Downs] (15 July 1722).The entries mostly record: wind, rain and other weather conditions; the course of the ship and navigational information; sightings of other ships; and other occurrences such as encounters with pirates.The ship was at Mocha from 9 May to 20 August 1721, which was the longest stop of the journey, and journal entries for this period discuss matters relating to coffee and lead being received on board the ship and goods being sent ashore from the ship to the East India Company’s Factory at Mocha.A note on folio 1 of the volume states that the journal was received on 29 August 1722.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 73; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and occasionally, the Factory's Council members Thomas Mostyn and Gascoyne Holmes headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters received and sent, as well as visits to and from the Factory. Records of some significant political and military operations in the region are also preserved.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:The enmity between Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia, also written as Carim] and Nasseir Caun [Nāṣir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, reigned 1162-1203/c 1749-1788]The arrival of wool from Cermina, [Kerman, also written as Carmenia]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsNews of Carem Caun sending troops to take Spahaun [Isfahan], and YazdNews of Hossan Caun [Moḥammad Ḥasan Khān Qājār, Beglerbeg of Astarabad] defeating Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, Beglerbeg of Azerbaijan] who fled to TurkeyNews of Shaik Ramah [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār, also written as Rama and Rammah] of Julfar [in what is now Ra's al Khaymah] visiting the Factory to discuss supplying Nasseir Caun with brass gunsShaik Ramah being at war with the Imaum [Imam] of MuscatNews of Hossan Caun appointing Nasseir Caun to the post of the Beglerbeggy [Beglerbegi/Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of FarsNews of Sharrook Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] getting marriedRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsNews of Sharrook Caun sending troops against Mahomet Reza Caun [Muhammad Riza Khan Marandi], Governor of MimzadNews of the death of the Ottoman Sultan, Osman III, and the succession of Mustafa III to the throneRecords of shipped commodities such as sugar, sugar candy, pepper, iron and spicesRecords of letters received from certain Persian notables and military officers.The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council at Fort William, Roger Drake. It also includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor of the Council of Bombay, Richard Bourchier. These mainly cover the situation in Persia, ways to increase the company's revenues, the amount of wool shipped, regulation of importing goods from various parts of India, duties on certain commodities, and permits given to private ships.The diary includes records of letters received from the Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bossarah], William Shaw, to the Factory at Gombroon in which he includes details of events taking place, ships sailing and arriving, and news received from the British Consulate at Aleppo.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
Hopewell Snow, the
Phoenix Schooner, the
Frankey, the
Dragon, the
Prince Edward, the
York, the
Futtee Dowlet[
Fath’-i Dawlat] Grab, the
Success, the
Revenge, and the
Drake. From Gombroon the ships sailed mainly to Bombay, Bussorah, Bengal, Mocha, Muscat and Ormus [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, also written as Ormuz, Ormuse].The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen Garden, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, stable charges, servants' wages, ships' charges, and Factory repairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.
Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Eaton Dodsworth, and the Factory's Council members Robert Weldon, followed by William Elton, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters sent and received, as well as visits to and from the Factory.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Records of the activities of 'Moor' [i.e. Arab] and Dutch vesselsNews of the death of Robert Weldon on 22 December 1708Records of traded commodities such as wool, almonds, wood, rice, cotton, lamp oyle [oil], glass pearl [probably glass beads], and horsesRelations with local Persian shawbunder [shahbander], governors, and merchantsRecords of letters exchanged with the Agent and Council of the English Factory at Spahaun [Eṣfahān, also written as Spahaune] providing information on the state of affairs, invoices, trade, relations with local Persian and Armenian merchants, and robbery casesRecords of letters and invoices received from Carmania [Kerman] and Shyrath [Shiraz, also written as Shyrass].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the
India, the
Winsor, the
Takavelly,
Luhesme[
Lakshmi] ketch, the
Elizabeth, the
George, the
Gavestock, the
Princes Sophia, the
Gilbert, and the
Mamoade[
Mahmudi?].The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay [Mumbai], Bussora [Basra], Bangall [Bengal], Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], Surat [also written as Suratt], Batavia [Jakarta], Cochin [Kochi], Ceylone [Sri Lanka], Tulachareene [Thalassery], and Mocha.In addition, the diary includes monthly records of the accounts of the East India Company's facilities in Persia covering the following: house expenses, house provisions, petty expenses, stable charges, table expenses, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, servants' wages, and ships' charges.The diary was received on board the
Tankervilleon 17 September 1712.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: A list of ships belonging to Indian ports trading with Muscat and the Gulf, detailing ports of origin, ship names, and tonnage.The list was sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], as part of a report on trade in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/191).The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A table displaying the number and estimated tonnage of ships from Bushire [Būshehr] trading with India, the Red Sea, and Africa.The list was sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], as part of a report on trade in the Gulf [IOR/L/PS/9/69/191].The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/186].Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A list of ships belonging to Muscat and Bushire [Būshehr], detailing ship names, ownership, and tonnage.The list was sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], as part of a report on trade in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/191).The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
Abstract: A table displaying the number and estimated tonnage of ships from Muscat, Bahrein [Bahrain], and Quater[?] [possibly Qatar] trading with India, the Red Sea, and Africa.The table was sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], as part of a report on trade in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/191).The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A table displaying the number and estimated tonnage of ships from Persian [Iranian] ports trading with Muscat and the Gulf.The table was sent by Ephraim Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, as part of a report on trade in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/191).The report was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 8 May 1873 and received in the India Office Political Department on 3 June 1873, forwarding papers relating to aid rendered by the officers and crew of HMS
Hugh Rose, Bombay Marine, to the British steam-ship
Mesopotamia, when on fire in Bushire [Būshehr] Roads.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 507, and terminates at f 510a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies, f 508a and f 510a.
Abstract: This part contains interdepartmental correspondence and memoranda relating to lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf.Notable topics of discussion include the following:Changes to RIMS
Nearchusand its personnel (referred to as its 'revised permanent establishment')Proposed new arrangements for financing lighting and buoying in the GulfProposed alterations to RIMS
Lawrence, to enable it to carry out lighting and buoying work in place of
Nearchusand in addition to its present dutiesThe sale of
Nearchusto the Basra Port DirectorateThe estimated cost of alterations to and the upkeep of
Lawrencefor the performance of its duties as both the despatch vessel for the Political Resident and the lighthouse tender in the Gulf, and how this cost should be shared between British Indian and Imperial revenuesThe cost of a replacement vessel while
Lawrenceundergoes its annual refitPlans for all expenditure relating to lighting and buoying in the Gulf to be recovered by dues on shipping using the lights from 1 November 1925 onwardsThe proposed replacement of
Lawrenceby
Nearchusas lighthouse tender in the Gulf.The principal correspondents are as follows: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; the Director of the Royal Indian Marine; officials of the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the Government of India's Marine Department, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, and the Indo-European Telegraph Department (Persian Gulf Section).Also included are statements of expenditure for
Nearchusand a précis of correspondence concerning
Lawrence.Physical description: 1 item (282 folios)