Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, reports, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the nineteenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the distribution of money obtained from the Shaikh of Kenn Island [Qais] in compensation for goods plundered from the wreck of the East India Company’s schooner
Emily.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 742, and terminates at f 745 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 [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Acting British Agent at Muscat [Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf]. It is the fourteenth in a series of twenty items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2180/106055, IOR/F/4/2180/106056, IOR/F/4/2180/106057, IOR/F/4/2180/106058, IOR/F/4/2180/106059, IOR/F/4/2180/106060, IOR/F/4/2181/106061, IOR/F/4/2181/106062, IOR/F/4/2181/106063, IOR/F/4/2181/106064, IOR/F/4/2181/106065, IOR/F/4/2181/106066, IOR/F/4/2181/106067, IOR/F/4/2181/106069, IOR/F/4/2181/106070, IOR/F/4/2181/106071, IOR/F/4/2181/106072, IOR/F/4/2181/106073, and IOR/F/4/2181/106074).The item concerns an account of the stranding of the
Futhool Moobarakand the loss of her cargo in June 1846.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 282/47, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5573, Coll[ection]: 10, Collection No 10 of No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 83, and terminates at f 90, 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 minutes, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 28 April 1854, and found at IOR/F/4/2575/152543. It is the tenth in a series of thirteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Khojeh Hiskale [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Agent at Muscat, to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 19 October 1853. Khojeh Hiskale reports on his enquiries into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the wreck of a vessel belonging to Muscat, which was travelling to Zanzibar accompanied by two vessels from Rusulkhymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah, multiple renderings appear in text]. His report includes the statement of Humaid ben Kummoo Lootya [Ḥumayd bin Kāmū [?] Lūtāh], the owner of the Muscat vessel.Kemball forwards the letter, alongside his own comments, to the Government of Bombay. He includes a theory that the incident was possibly a deliberate act by the nakhoda [nakhuda] of one of the Rusulkhymah vessels, in revenge for an earlier incident at Lamooh [Lamu?], which is a dependency of the Imam [Imām] of Muscat. In support of this theory, Kemball includes relevant correspondence between: himself; Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat; and Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], 'Chief' [Shaikh] of Rusulkhymah.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 8964', Draft Number '908 [18]54', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 32 of 1854', 'Vol: 10', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '10' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 333, and terminates at f 340, 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. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the eighth in a series of eleven items.The item concerns Hennell’s request for the East India Company schooner
Mahito go to Nabend [Damagheh-ye Nay Band] to assist the bugla [baghlah]
Hashemeewhich was wrecked there.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 689/48’, ‘Col[lection]: 17’, ‘Collection No 8 of No 45’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 284, 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, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the ninth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the loss of the bugla [baghlah] ‘
Dureya Duolut’ [
Darya Dowlat], which sailed under British colours, and was wrecked of the Verdistan shoal [near Kish Island]. 180 passengers and crew were lost, along with the cargo, valued at 2.5 lacs of rupees.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 8 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 678, and terminates at f 682 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 [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia; Meerza Reza [Mīrzā Reżā], British Agent at Shiraz; Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Manochehr Khan Mootamud-ood Dowlah [Manūchihr Khān Gurjī, Muʿtamid al-Dawlah], Governor of Isfahan. It is the tenth 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/4/2131/101202, 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/4/2131/101209, IOR/F/4/2131/101210, IOR/F/4/2131/101211, IOR/F/4/2131/101212 and IOR/F/4/2131/101213).The item concerns:Efforts by the British Government to bring the individuals they believe to have been involved in plundering the wreck of the East India Company schooner
Emilyto Shiraz from the island of Ges [Kish]Disputes over the amount taken from the
Emilyand liability of the parties involved for the loss.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 4 of No 119’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 717, and terminates at f 735, 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, resolutions, 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; Lieutenant Stradling; Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]; and Lieutenant Alan Hyde Gardner, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Rawlinson’s request for one or two vessels of the Persian Gulf Squadron to be dispatched to Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] to help him to support British trade at MohumrahThe East India Company brig
Euphratesrunning aground near the island of Karrak [Khark Island] and the good conduct of the pilot of the
Euphrates, Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], as well as the aid offered by the inhabitants and the shaikh of KarrakA plan for the East India Company sloop of war
Elphinstone’s cruise around the Gulf, including instructions for when she reaches Asseeloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] and Debaye [Dubai].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 3 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1004, and terminates at f 1025 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the thirty-third in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the wreck of the
Futeh-ool-Rahmon, a ship sailing under British colours which ran aground near Jask. The item details the loss of part of the cargo and the actions of Shaik Syf bin Nubhan [Sheikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Mu‘awali], Governor of Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas] and Meer Hajee [Mīr Ḥājī], Governor of Jask.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 12 of No 169’, ‘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 584, and terminates at f 588, 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Commander John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Croft’s report of a cruise he undertook of the Persian [Iranian] Coast, including the following incidents:A demand by a Hindu merchant on the Shaik of Bahrein [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain]The sinking of the
Hashmeeand the conduct of the Shaik of Assaloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] and his family on this occasionDisputes between Assaloo and Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]The case of a man who owned an eighth part of a vessel but sold the vessel without the consent of the other seven partnersThe complaints of the Shaik of Congoon [Shaikh Ḥusayn bin Jubārah of Kangan] against his neighboursThe visit of an officer of the Crown Prince of Persia to CongoonA conversation between the Reverend Henry Stern of the Jewish London Missionary Society, and the shaikhs of Bahrein.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 2 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 344, and terminates at f 358, 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, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and Commander John Porter, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the eighth in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:An investigation into sightings of ‘suspicious’ boats off the island of Inderabia [Hendurabi]The wreck of the
Fyzul Kurreemoff Inderabia and the conduct of the inhabitants of the island on this occasionNaval preparations on the island of Kenn [Kish] either for the pearling season or to join Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] on the Arabian coast.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 198, and terminates at f 208, 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. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twelfth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the wreck of the
Hashamee, a boat sailing under British colours, off Nabend [Damagheh-ye Nay Band] in December 1847. The item includes details of the cargo lost and recovered, and a proposal that the shaik of Assaloo [Shaikh of Bandar-e Asaluyeh] will assist in recovering the remaining cargo.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 11 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 411, and terminates at f 414, 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, 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-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.This item relates to an extract of a letter from Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 19 December 1846. Moollah Houssein reports on the good treatment experienced by the crews of two vessels belonging to subjects of Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], after their vessels were wrecked near to Debaie [Dubai] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. He contrasts this with the treatment experienced by a vessel from Debaie which was swamped near Sheik Sultan ben Suggur’s territory of Shargah. Hennell forwards the extract to the Government of Bombay, and includes his comments on the events.Debaie is also rendered in text as Debaye and Debaei.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 36.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 445, and terminates at f 448, 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.