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31. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 20-22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 20-22
Title:
Letter no.216 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the shipwreck of a vessel, its plunder by Bahraini subjects, and the alleged murder of a Banyan trader at Bahrain. Jones encloses a copy of his letter (no.181 of 1856) to Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, dated 2 June 185...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1856
Extent:
3 folios

32. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 26-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 26-27
Title:
Letter no.5593 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander James Felix Jones]
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing an extract of paragraph 61 of despatch no.24 of 1856 (folio 27) from the Court of Directors, dated 16 April 1856, relating to an act of maritime piracy committed by tribes from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] against a Bahrain vessel. The extract states that the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1856
Extent:
2 folios

33. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 28-29
Title:
Letter no.3983 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing an extract of paragraph 2 of despatch no.32 of 1856 (folio 29), dated 11 June 1856, which concerns the Shaikh of Aboothabee’s [Abu Dhabi] good conduct in recent cases of maritime piracy committed by his subjects.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1856
Extent:
2 folios

34. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 32-33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 32-33
Title:
Letter no.2100 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing an extract of paragraph 34 of despatch no.16 of 1857 (folio 33), dated 11 February 1857, which relates to the success the previous year of the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] in tracing a boat in that port, stolen from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1857
Extent:
2 folios

35. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 51-54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 51-54
Title:
Letter no.279 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures concern the recent attack on Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] by the deposed ruler of that port Sa’id bin Tahnun. Jones writes that he has written to Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajjī Yaqoob, and the Shai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1856
Extent:
4 folios

36. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 55-57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 55-57
Title:
Letter no.5097 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letters relating to the attack on Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] by the deposed Shaikh of that place, Saeed bin Tahnoon [Sa’id bin Tahnun]. The letter encloses a copy of a Resolution by the Board (folios 56-57), dated 6 November 1856, which e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1856
Extent:
3 folios

37. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 58-60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 58-60
Title:
Letter no.338 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure relate to the wounding and subsequent death of a sailor from Kutif [Al-Qaṭīf] by the crew of a boat from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. The incident took place off the coast of Al-Qaṭīf. Jones sent the British Agent at Bahrain in investigate the incident. Enclosed is a trans...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1856
Extent:
3 folios

38. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 62-64

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 62-64
Title:
Letter no.360 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the wounding and subsequent death of a Kutif [Al-Qaṭīf] man by the crew of a boat from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and Jones’s efforts to mediate and seek compensation in the matter. The enclosures are as follows: 1. The translation of a letter (folio 63) fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1856
Extent:
3 folios

39. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 68-70

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 68-70
Title:
Letter no.2016 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure relate to the recent act of piracy at Sharjah, in which the cargo of a vessel was plundered by members of the Wahabee [Wahhābī] tribe. Anderson encloses a disposition with his letter, entitled “The Information of Oosman Moossa, inhabitant of Bombay” (folios 67-70), da...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1856
Extent:
3 folios

40. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 71-74

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 71-74
Title:
Letter no.62 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to the plunder at Sharjah of the cargo of a vessel by members of the Wahhābī tribe. Jones’s letter is a covering letter, enclosing the following letters: 1. The translated purport of a letter (folio 72) from Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], chief ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1856
Extent:
4 folios