50201. IOR/R/15/1/738, f 39
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50202. IOR/R/15/2/160, f 136
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/160, f 136
- Title:
- 'QATAR. Red Spur covered with mica 300-400 yds North of JABAL NAKHSH - & parallel with it.'
- Scope & Content:
- Photograph of mica hill near Jabal Nakhsh (300-400 yards ['yds'] north of Jabal Nakhsh) in Qatar. The title is inscribed on the verso of the item, together with a further description, which states where and when the photograph was taken, and gives additional topographical information. The photo...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 4 Mar 1937
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
50203. IOR/R/15/1/15, ff 68v-74
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/15, ff 68v-74
- Title:
- Letter from J Herriman, late Commander of the Ship Ahmed Shah, at Bushire, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from J Herriman, late Commander of the Ship Ahmed Shah, at Bushire, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, giving his account of the wreck of the ship under his command, Ahmed Shah, on the night of 10 July 1814, off Khen [Qeys] Island.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Jul 1814
- Extent:
-
7 folios
50204. IOR/R/15/1/23, f 8
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, f 8
- Title:
- Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishma [Qeshm]
- Scope & Content:
- The letter conveys the Government of Bombay's approval over the Captain's conduct regarding local slaves, the measures he has taken to tackle symptoms of scurvy among the troops and Lieutenant Macdonald's efforts in producing a chart of Mandes Island. It further notes that his recommendation for ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 Apr 1820
- Extent:
- 1 folio
50205. IOR/R/15/1/23, f 11-22
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, f 11-22
- Title:
- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Commanding at Ras al Khyma [Raʼs al-Khaymah] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is a response to orders to withdraw the garrison at Ras al Khyma. Since Sultan ben Soggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] the ruling Arab power in the region has refused the offer of the settlement, he explains the difficulties they will face in trying to pass the territory on to another local chief...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15 May 1820
- Extent:
- 12 folios
50206. IOR/R/15/1/23, f 23
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, f 23
- Title:
- Letter from [Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government], Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Ras ul Khyma [Raʼs al-Khaymah]
- Scope & Content:
- In the letter, the Chief Secretary to the Bombay Government clarifies that if the fate of Rasool Khyma [Raʼs al-Khaymah] is undecided by the time the Captain receives this letter; the settlement should not be destroyed and abandoned. The Government also approves of the proposed sale of the captur...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15 Jun 1820
- Extent:
- 1 folio
50207. IOR/R/15/1/23, f 41
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, f 41
- Title:
- Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is enclosing a communication from the Resident of Bushire, which orders that reports of acts of piracy by the Arabs of Lashcarra should be investigated and — if necessary — force used to put a stop to them.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Jun 1820
- Extent:
- 1 folio
50208. IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 69-71
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 69-71
- Title:
- Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Late Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
- Scope & Content:
- The letter blames the Captain for the failed expedition against the Beni Bow Alli [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe, and accuses him of having over stepped his remit to suppress piracy by getting involved in the internal affairs of other powers; the Political Agent is accused of having worked against British ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 10 Jan 1821
- Extent:
- 3 folios
50209. IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 74-75
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 74-75
- Title:
- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Political Agent, Deristan to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter explains that due to a letter being misdirected to Kishme [Qeshm] instead of Mascat [Muscat], the Captain has not been able to act as the government intended. It further explains that he believed he was fully authorized to act against the Beni Bou Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe if found to b...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 Dec 1820
- Extent:
- 2 folios
50210. IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 76-78
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 76-78
- Title:
- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Political Agent, Deristan to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter outlines the evidence for the Beni Bou Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe's piratical activities. The Captain explains that their main settlement is located in the interior to offer protection against attack from the sea and further contends that all available measures were taken to attempt nego...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 Dec 1820
- Extent:
- 3 folios