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1. IOR/G/29/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/20/2
Title:
PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773, PT 2
Scope & Content:
This item contains correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] from 20 April 1765 to 24 August 1766. It contains correspondence relating to the following: The displeasure of Carim Caun [Karīm Khān Zand] with the Mussaleem [Mutasallim], Solliman Aga [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1765-24 Aug 1766
Extent:
1 item (178 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110
Title:
Correspondence Regarding the Naval Powers in the East Indies and the Gulph of Persia
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) related to the request of naval assistance for the Company in order to use against its maritime enemies in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes: A ‘Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Troubles in the Gulph of Persia [Iran].’ The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1767-30 Aug 1769
Extent:
1 item (80 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/25, ff 143-152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 143-152
Title:
French Naval Activities in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Extracts of letters from William Digges Latouche, the East India Company’s (EIC) Resident at Bussorah [Basra], to the Company’s Court of Directors reporting on French activities in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. In particular, their capture of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat’s ship bound at Catiffe [Qatif...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1781-31 Jul 1784
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from the East India Company’s Residents at Bussorah
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters and enclosures from the East India Company’s (EIC) Residents at Bussorah [Basra], William Digges Latouche and then later, Samuel Manesty, respectively, to the Court of Directors of the Company. The correspondence covers the following matters: Latouche reporting on settling the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1784-24 May 1785
Extent:
1 item (47 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289
Title:
‘Report on the British Trade with Persia and Arabia.’
Scope & Content:
Extract of Bombay Commercial Consultations prepared by Charles Walking, the Secretary to the Court of Directors, in which he includes an enclosure from the Resident and joint Factor at Bussora [Basra] and from the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones respectively. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1790-22 Jan 1791
Extent:
1 item (90 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Mission of Mirza Mahdi Ali Khan to Impede the Advance of Zeman Shah into India
Scope & Content:
The correspondence is about the mission of Mirza Mehedy Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part], Resident at Bushire [Bushehr] to the Persian Court. It includes copies of letters from him to the East India Company (EIC) reporting mainly on his diplomatic efforts t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1798-26 Jan 1799
Extent:
1 item (22 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437
Title:
The Mission of Mehedi Ali Khan in Persia, Appointment of John Malcolm as Envoy in Persia, and Other Matters
Scope & Content:
The correspondence includes copies of letters, translated letters, and secret and political consultations related to the following: ‘Deputation of Mehedi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part] to the Court of Persia [Iran] for the purpose of counteracting the des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1798-29 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (126 folios)

8. IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478
Title:
Home Correspondence of the East India Company in Relation to its Naval Force in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) in relation to its naval force in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes duplicate copies of the ‘Charges and Losses sustained in the Gulph of Persia [Iran]’; duplicate copies of ‘An Account of Woollens exported for Persia’; and letters ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1769-17 Mar 1769
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)