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21. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 34-40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 34-40
Title:
Letter (Office No 104 Cons 27 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing correspondence concerning the 'vexatious and irregular proceedings' of the Custom Master at Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] towards British subjects. It is noted that the Customs Master is likely to be acting with the sanction of his superior Banjee, the Farmer of Custom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1851
Extent:

7 folios

22. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 47
Title:
Letter No 41 of 1851 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is expressing the regret of the Bombay Government that the Resident was unsuccessful in his negotiations with Shaikh Moobaruk bin Abdulla; the negotiations concerned an allowance from the Shaikh of Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1851
Extent:

1 folio

23. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18
Title:
Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting on the mode and sources of taxation for the Persian Province of Fars; it is explained that the Resident's own knowledge of the subject is limited. It provides figures for the gross amounts of revenue raised annually, and explains how the income from the province is divided...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1851
Extent:

3 folios

24. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 4
Title:
Letter No 6A from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, aboard the HC ship Auckland at Bassidore to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has received intelligence from Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] indicating that two supposed pirate boats are cruising in the neighbourhood of the island of Inderabia [Hendorābī, Jazīreh-ye]. It further instructs the Commander to send the HC Sloop Constance to in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1851
Extent:
1 folio

25. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 52

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 52
Title:
Letter No 240 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Shaikh Yoosoof ben Moorbaruk, Ex Chief of Nabend, has taken Gowbundee with the aid of Shaikh Houssein bin Jubara, Chief of Congoon. It notes they took advantage of an opportunity provided by the advance on Lar by Nasr Oollah Khan, and a force from the Shaikh of Charrr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1851
Extent:

1 folio

26. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 55
Title:
Letter No 274 of 1851 from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near Bushire to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter conveys the Resident's agreement with the Commodore's decision to remove the squadron from Bahrain to the Persian Coast, as a result of an outbreak of cholera among the crew. It further reports that the squadron's goal has been met; it notes that Ameer Fysul has given up his hostile i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1851
Extent:

1 folio

27. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 56

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 56
Title:
Letter No 298 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has little news of events in Laristan [Lorestān] and Dashtistan [Dashtestan]. It notes that Aboo Talib has arrived at Lar [Lār] with forty horse, but failed to draw out Moostufa Khan Bastukee and Nasroollah Khan for a meeting. It also notes that Shaikh ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1851
Extent:

1 folio

28. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 41-42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 41-42
Title:
Letter No 105 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that news has been received from Lars [Lār] indicating that Fort Beyda has surrendered to the Royal troops; it is noted that reports are circulating indicating that Mirza Naeem – commander of the Royal troops – bribed Moostufa Kooly Khan of Bastuk to give up the fight. It...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1851
Extent:

2 folios

29. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 23
Title:
Letter (Office No 70 of 1851 and Cons No 13 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] has violated a promise made to the Resident indicating that he would not send troops to the aid of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]. It explains that 500 troops have been dispatched under the guise of evacuating women and children. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1851
Extent:

1 folio

30. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 50
Title:
Letter No 199 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that the Province of Fars is in a state of tranquillity. The exception being the area around Gowbundee where Fort Malekaya has been taken by Shaikh Yoosoof bin Moobaruk, former Chief of Nabend. It notes that a force under the command of Shaikh Abdoolla ben Khulfan – brother of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1851
Extent:

1 folio