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61. Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.'
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- Abstract: This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the High Commissioner for Palestine (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the President of the Supreme Muslim Council, Palestine [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Government of India's Foreign Department, the Government of Palestine, and the Palestine Police Force's Criminal Investigations Department, Jerusalem.The correspondence includes discussion of the following:Reports on the activities of Mohammed Ali Allouba Pasha.The visit of Shawkat Ali [Maulana Shaukat Ali] in 1933.British concerns regarding the impact in other Muslim countries of what is referred to as Arab Palestinian propaganda.Details of the visit of an Islamic delegation to India in 1933, headed by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni], for the collection of funds for a proposed Islamic University in Palestine.Arrangements for a proposed financial contribution (one lakh of rupees, or 100,000 rupees), to be made by the Nizam of Hyderabad's Government towards the proposed Islamic University in Palestine.The views of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] on Palestine.The visit of Emir Saoud [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd] to Palestine in August 1935.Foreign Office concerns regarding a suggestion made by the Viceroy of India (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) in July 1940 that a pan-Islamic conference should be convened to encourage Muslim feeling against Axis expansion into British territory in the Middle East.In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following:Copies of extracts Palestine police summaries from 1933-1935.A copy of a translation of a memorandum (author unknown) written in 1935, which discusses British policy regarding Palestine, as well as Jewish immigration and Zionism, from a Palestinian Muslim perspective.The French material in this file consists of a copy of a French translation of a sermon given by Sheikh el Maraghi [Muhammad Mustafa al-Maraghi] in early 1938.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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 between ff 2-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
62. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1757 and ending 31 July 1758
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- 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.
63. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 16 January and ending 31 July 1760
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- 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 William Nash and Dymoke Lyster, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, letters sent and received, and the significant political and military operations in the region.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:The French seizing the East India Company's ship SpeedwellReports of the country people attacking the FactoryNews of Shaik Rama [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār, also written as Rama and Rammah] of Julfar [Julfār in what is now Ra's al Khaymah, also written as Gulfar] seizing the effects of Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah] in Ormuse [[Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz, also written as Ormus]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, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788]The Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [also written as Muskatt] trying to entice the French ships ashore either at Muscat or BourkaRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsNasseir Caun sending his brother Jaffar Caun [Ja‘afar Khān] to Afseen [Afsin] to build a fort thereRecords of military engagement between Dutch and English shipsCorrespondence with William Hutchinson, Captain of the ship Godolphinregarding sailing ordersThe Benimine [Banu Mu‘in] and Charrack Arabs' [Al-'Ali, based at Charrack, modern (Bandar) Charak] confrontation with the Haram and Julfar Arabs over the Island of Kishme [Qishm, Qeshm]Records of a battle at Nandervash [Vandavasi or Wandiwash, south-west India] between French and English forcesThe 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 billsAccounts of damaged cloth delivered out of the Company's warehouseThe Agent visiting the Cutwal [Kutwal from Persian, means the chief of a fort] of Ormuse castleThe engagement between Nasseir Caun’s troops and the Julfar Arabs at Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh]Letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council at Bombay, and Council MembersThe President and Governor-in-Council at Bombay, Richard Bourchier resigning from his post, and Charles Crommelin taking overRecords of the work of the Committee of AccountsThe Bombay Council correspondence with the King of Siam regarding ship Northumberlandwhich had been seized by his peopleLetters exchanged between the Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bossarah], William Shaw, and the Factory at GombroonRecords of events taking place in Bussorah and Bagdat [Baghdad]William Shaw’s visit to the Bashaw [Pasha] of Bagdat and the good relations paved between the twoThe delivery of packets to the Court of Directors via Aleppo and Stambole [Istanbul].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Dragon, the Welcome, the Godolphin, the Swallow, the Fort William, the Royal George, the Duke of Dorset, the Drake, the Calcutta, the Monmouth, the Roumaniaand the Fuzeraboony.Ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bengall [Bengal], Surat, Muscat, Bushier [Būshehr], and Ormuse.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, house repairs, the Afseen Garden, merchandised charges, extraordinary charges, servants' wages, ships' charges, and hospital charges.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
64. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 2 August 1755 and ending 30 July 1756.
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- 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 the Factory's Council members John Parsons and Nathaniel Pomfret 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. Records of significant political and military operations in the region are also preserved.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Records of the East India Company's (EIC's) cash, staff salaries, and invoicesRecords of letters to commanders of the EIC's ships along with sailing ordersRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsRecords of traded commodities such as woollen goods, wood, broad cloth, sugar, candy, iron, spices, lead, tin, and carpetsRecords of the amounts of wool arriving from Carmenia [Kerman]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsNews of the death of George Forbes, the Factory's Surgeon, in October 1755News of the death of Factory member, John Parsons, in December 1755, and the appointment of Nathaniel Pomfret [also written Pomfrett] in his place.The diary includes records and news of inland military operations. The main governors and military officers conducting the operations are: Ahmed Shaw [Ahmad Shah Afghan Dorrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali ruled 1747-1772]; Sharrook Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman, also written as Shawrook and Sharroock]; Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia]; Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, d 1782, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]; Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788]; Hossan Caun Cadjar [Muhammad Hasan Khan Qajar, also written as Hossain]; Ally Caun Shahesamon [‘Ali Khan Shahsevan Baghdadi, one of Karim Khan's officers, also written as Shahesamand, and Shahesaman]; Shaik Hattem [Shaikh Hatim bin Jubbarah al-Nasuri, an Arab Shaikh based at Lar]; Moolah Abdul Carem Guialadary (Mulla Abd al-Karim Gallahdari, also written as Gualadory]; Zamoun Caun Ophgoon [Zaman Khan Afghan, one of Ahmed Shah's officers]; Goulam Shaw Caun [Ghulam Shah Khan, one of Ahmed Shah's officers]; Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah, fl 1740-1760, the Governor of Gombroon]; Shaik Rama of Julfar [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār]; Mahomet Raza Caun [Muhammad Reza Khan]; Fattally Caun [Fath Ali Khan]; and Mahomet Caun Zand [Muhammad Khan Zand].The main regions involved in the military campaigns are: Lhar [Lar, also written as Lhor], Spahaun [Eṣfahān], Casbin [Qazvin, also written Cazbin], Yazd, Hodjebaud [Haji Abad, also written Hodjeabaud], Tarroun [Tehran], Ahmadabaud [Ahmad Abad], Tabreez [Tabriz], Corasoon [Khorasan, also written as Carasoon], Mushad [Mashhad], Casshoun [Kashan], Rasht, Roumia [Rumiyyah], Guirmassir [Garmsir, also written as Guiarmassir, and Garmassir], Mesandroon [Mazandaran], Shyrash [Shiraz, also written as Shirash], Fars [also written as Farse], Sistan, Nessabour [Nishapur], and the Island of Kishme [Qishm, Qeshm].The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory and members of the Council of Bombay. The letters cover the situation of affairs in the region, the Act of Parliament related to officers and soldiers in the service of the Company, and a copy of sundry paragraphs (folios 29-44) of the Company’s commands on the ship Dragonrelated to the Gombroon Factory.Another group of letters recorded in the diary are the ones exchanged with William Shaw, Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bussora] and with Francis Wood, the Resident at Bunderick [Bandar-e-Rīg, also written as Bunder Reek and Bundreek]. The former contain information on the state of affairs at Bussorah, and Bagdad [Baghdad, also written as Bagdat], the cash received, the packets dispatched to the British Consulate at Aleppo, the Dutch activities, relations with the Turks [Ottomans], in addition to a detailed narrative of Mr Shaw's dispute with the Mussaleem [Mutasallim] of Bussorah, (folios 60-66v). The letters exchanged with the Bunderick Resident contain information on the following: the state of affairs at Bunderick and Carack [Bandar-e Chārak], relations with Meer Hossain [Mir Husayn bin Nasir al-Zu‘abi, Governor of Bunderick, also written as Hossan], the establishment of a factory there, relations with the Chief of the Dutch Factory, and the dispute with Meer Maanna [Mir Muhanna bin Nasir al-Zu‘abi, also written as Manna, brother of Meer Hossain].The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Experiment Snow, the Neptunegalley, the Success, the Pasteronia, the Prince George, the Prince Edward, the Cawdery, the WarrenKetch, the Houghton, the Fezraboony[Fayz Rabbani], the Bridgewater, the Swallow, the Ally Racky, the Countryketch, and the Stretham.The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bunderick, Bengal [also written as Bengall], Surat, Cochin, Carack, Batavia [Jakarta], Busshire [Būshehr, also written Bussheir, Busshire] and Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz].The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen [Afsin] 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 last folio with 90; 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.
65. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 2 October 1760 and ending 30 December 1761
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- 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 the Factory's Council member Dymoke Lyster, 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. Records of significant political and military operations in the region are also preserved.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Reports of the enmity between Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia, also written as Carim] and Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788]The Imaum of Muscat's [Imam of Muscat, also written as Muscatt] assisting Nasseir Caun and the Benimine [Banu Mu‘in, also written Benime] and Charrack Arabs [Al-‘Ali, based at Charrack, modern (Bandar) Charak] in their wars with the Arabs of Julfar [Julfār, in what is now Ra's al Khaymah]Exchange of letters between the Agent, and the President and Governor-in-Council at Bombay, Charles CrommelinRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsThe arrival of wool from Carmenia, [Kerman, also written as Cermina]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at CarmeniaRumours of Sharrook Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] being killed during the siege of Bahabad [?] in October 1760Reports of engagement between Shaik Ally Caun (Shaikh Ali Khān Zand, Sardar = one of Carem Caun's generals) and the joint troops of Fattally Caun [Fath Ali Khān Afshar, General] and Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]Reports of plague spreading among Carem Caun’s troops in Tauroun [Tehran, also written as Tairoun]Accounts of damaged cloth delivered out of the Company’s warehouseCommunication with Jaffar Caun [Ja‘afar Khān Āl Mazkūr, Governor of Gombroon and brother of Nāsir Khān]Communication with Saddock/ Sadduck Caun of Schyrash [Sadiq Khān Zand, Governor of Shiraz, and brother of Karīm Khān] to protect the LinguistNews of the Drakeand the Swallowbeing detained at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bossarah]The removal of William Shaw from the charge of the Bussorah ResidencyCopies of the Committee of Accounts' remarks on the Gombroon accounts, particularly regarding the table expensesThe Imaum of Muscat meeting with Shaik Rached [Rashid bin Matar, also written Rachid] of JulfarNews of the victory of Hossein Caun Cajar [Moḥammad Ḥasan Khān Qājār, Governor of Astarabad] over the troops of Carem Caun at Mazandroon [Mazandaran]News of tribal conflict at Kishme [Qishm, Qeshm]Reports of the scarcity of water at Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz, also written as Ormus], and the Bennimine Arabs moving to reside at GombroonReports of the activities of Shaik Ramah [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār]Reports of Carem Caun putting the people of Arratt [Herat], and Paschavar [Peshawar] to his obedience.The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Resident at Bussorah, William Shaw, and the Factory covering the following: details of events taking place at Bussorah and Bagdat [Baghdad]; trade with the Bashaw of Bagdat [Pasha of Baghdad]; and the delivery of packets to the Court of Directors via Aleppo and via Stambole [Istanbul].The diary also includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Fezraboony(also written as Fuzerabooni), the Roumania, the Monmouth, the Godolphin, the Stormont, the Prince Edward, the Rose Galley, and the Fort William.Ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bengall [Bengal], Muscat, Charrack, Madrass [Madras], Island of Kishme, the Mallabar Coast [Malabar], Judah [Jeddah], Ormus, Busshiere [Būshehr], Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū], Batavia [Jakarta], and England.The diary was received on board the Swallowon 31 January 1762.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: garrison charges, hospital charges, table expenses, merchandised charges, the Afseen [Afsin] Garden, extraordinary charges, servants' wages, and ships' charges.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 72; 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.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
66. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 3 August 1754 and ending 31 July 1755.
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- 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 the Factory’s Council members Richard Secker and John Parsons, 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. Records of significant political and military operations in the region are also preserved.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Reports of the Ballooches [Baluch] entering PersiaReports of Ahmed Shaw Affghoon [Ahmad Shah Afghan Dorrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali ruled 1747-1772; the forename is also written in the volume as Ahmet and Ashmed] taking the towns of Mushad [Mashhad], Neshabour [Nishapur] and Hiraut [Herat]; and building a city and calling it Amadabad [Ahmedabad]News of Ahmed Shaw appointing Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, Shaikh of Būshehr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788] as the Beglerbeg [Beglerbegi/ Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of the Hot CountriesNews of Ahmed Shaw appointing Sharroock Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] as Governor of Carmenia [Kerman, also written Cermina]The enmity between Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia, also written as Carim] and Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, d 1782, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]The arrival of wool from CarmeniaRecords of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsRecords of a petition raised by Jacques Charles Hermet, formerly Linguist at Spahaun [Isfahan]Reports of Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah fl 1740-1760], the Governor of Gombroon taking possession of the castle of Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz]The appointment of William Nash as the Factory’s SecretaryNews of Moolah Abdul Carem Guialadary [Mulla Abd al-Karim Gallahdari, one of Nasseir Caun’s principal officers, also written as Kerim] revolting against himThe enmity between Carem Caun and Nasseir CaunNews of military engagement between Nasseir Caun and the Hoolah [Hawla] ArabsRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsRecords of shipped commodities such as cotton, iron, sugar, tin, copper, spices, salt, peppers, and coffeeThe appointment of Francis Wood, Resident for the Company’s affairs at Bunderick [Bandar-e Rīg]News of Moolah Ally Shaw’s forces facing those of Shaik Rama of Julfar [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār] at the Island of Kishme [Qishm, or Qeshm].The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council of Bombay, (Richard Bourchier) and the rest of the council members. It also includes records of letters sent and received from the Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bussora] William Shaw. They cover details of the situation at Bussorah and Bagdat [Baghdad]; the activities of the Dutch and their fortification of Carack [also written Carrack, modern (Bandar) Charak]; the relations with the Turks; the affairs of some Armenian prisoners; ships sailing and arriving; and news received from the British Consulate at Aleppo. William Shaw also provides a detailed account of the conduct of two British subjects Robert Baldrick and Francis Walker, among the supra cargoes in the ship Prince Edward’scommission.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Neptune galley, the Alice sloop, the Rose galley, the Prince George, the Stafford, the Indian Queen, the Hardwicke, the Warwick, the Fezraboony[ Fayz Rabbani], the London, the Kent, the Bridgewater, the Swallow, and the Cadaree.The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay, Bussorah, Bunderick, Bengal [also written as Bengall], Surat, Madras [also written as Madrass], China, Batavia [Jakarta], Mocha, Ormuse, Busshier [Būshehr, also written as Bussheir, Busshere, and Busshire] and the Mallabar [Malabar] Coast.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen [Afsin] 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 last folio with 88; 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.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
67. Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 4 August 1756 and ending 31 July 1757.
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- Abstract: The volume is in the form of a diary recorded by Alexander Douglas, Chief Agent of Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Agent recorded the letters sent and received, the daily activities, the administrative decisions made, as well as the significant political and military operations in the region.Among the main details and issues recorded in the diary are the following:Records of the East India Company's (EIC's) cash, staff salaries, and invoicesRecords of letters to commanders of the EIC's ships along with sailing ordersRecords of letters exchanged with William Shaw, Resident at Bussorah [Basra, also written as Bussora] reporting on the situation at Bussorah, Bagdat [Baghdad, also written as Bagdad], and AleppoReports received from the Roman Catholick [Catholic] missionaries at Spahaun [Eṣfahān] about Hossan Caun Cadjar [Moḥammad Ḥasan Khān Qājār] imposing tax on the Christian inhabitants thereNews of Hossan Caun appointing Nasseir Caun [Nāsir Khān Āl Mazkūr, ruled 1162-1203/c 1749-1788] as the Beglerbeggy [Beglerbegi/ Beylerbeyi is Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of Farse [Fars]News of Sharroock Caun [Shāhrokh Mīrzā Afshār, c 1734-1796, Governor of Kerman] besieging Hodjeabaud [Haji Abad], marching towards Hamataboud [Ahmadabad], and dispatching officers to regulate financial affairs with Moolah Ally Shaw [Mulla Ali Shah, fl 1740-1760, the Governor of Gombroon]News of Shaik Rama of Julfar's forces [Raḥmah bin Maṭar al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Julfār] proceeding to Tarree [Bandar Tahiri] to attack Shaik Hattem [Shaikh Hatim bin Jubbarah al-Nasuri]Reports of Ahmed Shaw [Ahmad Shah Afghan Dorrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali ruled 1747-1772] appointing his son as the ruler of Cashemire [Kashmir], Lahor [Lahore] and other places, and demanding that the Mogul Emperor pay him taxReports on the situation at various cities including Shyrash [Shiraz], Tyharroun [Tehhran], and Astrabaud [Astarabad]The enmity between Hossan Caun and Azad Caun [Āzād Khān Ghilza'ī, d 1782, Beglerbeg of Azarbāijān]The arrival of wool from Carmenia [Kerman]Records of letters received from the Linguist (i.e. interpreter) at Carmenia advising on the amount of wool sent and the billsRecords of letters exchanged with Francis Wood, the Resident at Bunderick [Bandar-e-Rīg] reporting on the situation at Bunderick and Carack [also written Carrack, Bandar-e Chārak]News of Moolah Ally Shaw seizing one of the Factory's brokers and sending him to Ormuse [Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Hormuz, Ormuz]News of Nasseir Caun regaining control of several places that were taken by the ArabsRecords of the activities of French and Dutch vesselsRecords of traded commodities such as coffee, sugar, candy, iron, spices, lead, tin, horse covering, carpets and cushionsNews of Carem Caun [Karīm Khān Zand, Vakil of Persia] marching towards Bushire [Būshehr, also written as Bourchier], Bunderick, and BussorahReports of the state of affairs in Bengal [also written as Bengall]The enmity between Nasseir Caun and Carem CaunNarrative of the loss of the PhoenixsloopReports of the British retaking Calcutta [Kolkata] by forceNews of Sharrook Caun getting married.The diary includes records of letters exchanged between the Factory Agent and the President and Governor-in-Council of Bombay (Richard Bourchier) and the rest of the Council members. These include a copy of sundry paragraphs of the Company's commands on the ship Portfieldrelated to the Factory (folios 39-44); the possibility of making an English settlement at Bahreen [Bahrain]; regulations of trade and customs in China, Mocha, Juddah [Jeddah], Batavia [Jakarta], Malacca, Cylon [Ceylon, i.e. Sri Lanka], Mallabar [Malabar] Coast, Sumatra and other places; the possibility of establishing a charity school at Gombroon; and the situation of affairs between Britain and France.The diary includes records of the arrival and departure of ships, including the Dragon, the Warrenketch, the Success, the Neptunegalley, the Swallow, the Drake, the Hopewell, the Prince George, the Futtee Doulet[Fath al-Dawla], the Fezraboony[Fayz Rabbani], the Pasteronia, the Alli Rooka, the Bridgewater, and the Viper.The ships sailed mainly to and from Gombroon, Bombay [Mumbai], Bussorah, Bunderick, Bengal, Surat, Muscat, Madrass [Madras, i.e. Chennai], Cochin [Kochi], Tellicherry [Thalassery], and England.The diary includes abstracts of the standard account disbursements for each month. These cover the following: table expenses, garrison charges, the Afseen [Afsin] 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 last folio with 88; 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, nor does it include the leading flyleaf.