Letter No. 46 of 1856 from Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay to Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is informing the acting Resident that the HC Steamers Victoria and Ajdaha have been ordered to Bushire for the purpose of making a 'demonstration' to the Persian Authorities. It notes that an additional military force will be dispatched in the event intelligence indicates it to be nece...
Letter from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Major Hart, Commanding Marine Battalion, Bombay
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Reporting the death of Private Calnac Sonnac, who served with the 6th Company Marine Battalion. The sale of the deceased man's possessions is noted, with the total realised, and a bill of exchange included. In the margin, a list of possessions to be given to the deceased man's family is included.
Letter from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to The Officer, Commanding Marine Battalion, Bombay
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Letter enclosing the nominal roll and pay certificate of the relieved escort of the Baghdad Political Agency, recently arrived at Bushire. The letter notes that the muskets are public property, having previously been owned by those commissioned officers and privates on the escort recently deceased.
Letter from Justin Sheil, British Envoy to Tehran, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Sheil reports on the Persian Government's protest at European merchants selling their goods to Persian Government workers on credit. Sheil writes that the Persian Government is complaining that the practice is putting many Persians in debt, who are subsequently imprisoned and their houses seized....
Letter no.893 of 1852 from The Commissioner in Sind, to The Political Agent [Resident], Bushire
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Covering letter for two separate enclosures. The first enclosure (folio 38) is comprised of extracts from paragraphs 17, 18 and 19 of the Honourable Court's despatch no.1 of 14 January 1852, the Government of Bombay. Paragraph 17 relates to British trade in Central Asia, which has been better th...
Letter from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Major Hart, Commanding Marine Battalion, Bombay
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Reporting of the death of Sheik Hydar Harrildar, of the Marine Battalion. A bill of exchange for the deceased man's possessions is attached, as is a list of possessions belonging to the estate of the deceased man.
Letter no.48 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a letter to Kemball’s address from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, dated 20 December 1852. Sheil’s letter relates to import duties paid by British subjects on merchan...
Letter no.135 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a circular addressed to Kemball from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, dated 24 January 1853. The circular and letter relate to duties that are payable by British merch...
Letter no.3015 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, with enclosures relating to the opium trade between the Persian Gulf and Kurrachee [Karāchi]. The enclosures are as follows: Letter no.427 of 1852 (folio 24) from the Commissioner in Sind to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Falkland, Governor and President in C...
Letter no.187 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter and enclosures relate to the introduction of registers for Arab and Persian trading vessels visiting the port of Kurrachee [Karāchi]. Kemball suggests that the Acting Collector of Customs, Richard Spooner’s suggestion of introducing papers under Article V of the General Treaty signed w...
