Letter No 74 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
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The letter is reporting that Prince Feerooz Meerza, Governor of Fars, arrived at Bushire on the 26 March 1851. It describes the Resident's meeting with the prince a mile from the town, and names the officers that accompanied him. It notes that no matters of great importance have been discussed b...
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that he is now required to issue passports 'vise'd by the Persian authorities in Bushire' to British subjects wishing to travel into the Persian interior.
Letter from Peter Stephen, Agent at Ispahan [Eşfahān], at Julpha to Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
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The letter is reporting that two Armenian officers (Gorgeen Khan and Yaghool Khan) in the service of the Persian military have arrived at Ispahan [Eşfahān] for the purpose of enlisting 600 Armenian solders. It is noted that the officers have received their orders from the Ameer-i-Nizam [Amir-i-Ni...
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran to Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
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The letter is conveying the Envoy's approval over the Resident's decision not to interfere with the 'descent of the Joasmee [Quwāsim] troops at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]. It explains that the Ameer Nizam [Amir-i-Nizam] should see how much the 'tranquility of the Gulf' depends on presence of the B...
Letter no.207 of 1851 from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore J. P. Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
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Hennell acknowledges receipt of Porter's previous letter, expressing regret that Lt Leeds' report suggests that all the vessels arriving back on the Batinah Coast from Zanzibar with slaves had arrived prior to the arrival of the Honourable Company's schooner Constance.
Circular No. 3778 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The circular is publicising two extracts (paragraphs 26 and 27) from a dispatch from the 'Honourable Court' dated 23 June 1852. They concern corruption and malpractice by Government functionaries in the Bombay Presidency, along with measures that should be taken to tackle the problem.
Circular No. 3947 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The circular concerns how Government officers should conduct themselves when receiving 'native visitors', and how they should receive/dispose of petitions addressed to the Government.
Letter No. 202 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Persia to Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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The letter is requesting advise concerning import/export duties at Bushire. It asks whether subjects of Britain and Persia operating from vessels under the flags of other countries qualify for the lower rate of duty. It also asks whether foreign produce imported aboard British ships should be ta...
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, at a camp near Tehran to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
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The letter explains that the Envoy considers it to have been entirely correct that the Englishman exporting his own horses from Bushire was charged duty at the lower rate. However, it also explains that in cases where the supercargo of a vessel is English, but the owners, ship, and cargo foreign...
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, at a camp near Tehran to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter states that Mr Malcolm enjoys British protection, but cannot be regarded as a British subject. It explains that the Envoy concurs with the Resident's interpretation of the extent British subjects are protected from duties whilst engaged in internal Persian trade, but mentions that the ...
