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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/F Language English Subject Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)

1. IOR/F/4/258/5655

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/258/5655
Title:
‘Cession by the King of Persia to the French of the Port of Gombroon.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns news of French activities in Persia and the Gulf, and the measures to be taken to protect British interests. In particu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1807-Mar 1808
Extent:
1 item (93 folios)

2. IOR/F/4/344/7967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7967
Title:
Referring to a Correspondence with Admiral Drury respecting the advantages that might result from a Ship of War occasionally visiting the Gulph of Arabia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and Rear Admiral William O’Brien Drury, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, regarding a proposal for increased British naval presence in the Gulf of Arabia [Red Sea] in order to resist French influence in the region.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1810-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)