Letter no.25 of 1825 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Stannus's letter of 5 July 1825, relating to Gordon Henry Blacksmith's proceedings to Bassora [Basra], and his advance receipt of fifteen rupees for his expenses, which will be repaid to the Bushire treasury.
Letter no.35 of 1825 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Stannus's letter of 28 June 1825, and relates to His Highness the Pacha's unwillingness to comply to the demands being made by Sayyed Saeed [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id], the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Letter no.37 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a précis of foreign and domestic intelligence from Baghdad for the period 15 to 29 July 1825. The intelligence includes Russian demands made on Persia, and Russian military advances.
Letter to the Marine Officer Commanding on the Bahrain Station, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a duplicate despatch to be delivered directly to the Senior Officer as quickly as possible, wherever he may be.
Letter no.3 of 1825 (Marine Department) to the Secretary of Government in the Marine Department Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter informs the Secretary of the Marine Department that Stannus has relieved the artificers at the Bushire Residency, who are now proceeding to the Presidency in Bombay by the ship Caroline. Stannus adds that he has advanced the artificers funds to pay for provisions for the voyage, and t...
Letter no.41 of 1825 (Political Department) to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, the original of which enclosed an extract of a letter from Mirza Ali Ackbar, the British Agent at Shiraz, giving details of a meeting that took place between the Viscount Desbassayns and the Government at Shiraz.
Letter to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé D'Affairs at Tehran, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, the original of which forwarded a statement of disbursements made on account of a mission from 1 May to 31 July 1825. Stannus requests that on receipt, a voucher be sent on his account.
Partial letter to an unknown recipient, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The contents of the letter are unclear. The letter is truncated, probably as a result of the weeding and refiling that took place in 1955, to reduce three volumes to the present volume.
Letter no.50 of 1825 (Political Department) to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to an incident of piracy and plunder committed against an inhabitant of Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh].
