Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company
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This item is a copy of a statement issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The statement gives official notification of Rawson Hart Boddam's appointment as President and Governor of all affairs at Bombay. It makes reference to a recent Act of Parliament for the better regulat...
Letter from James Morier, on board H M S Lion, to William Bruce Esquire
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Letter from James Morier, on board H M S Lion, to William Bruce Esquire, requesting to pitch the tents left by General Malcolm for Sir Gore Ouseley's arrival at Bushire.
‘REDUCED COPY OF CHART OF THE GULF OF PERSIA. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys. Made by Order of THE HONBLE THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY and to whom it is Respectfully Dedicated by their most obedient Servant GEORGE BARNES BRUCKS Commander H.C. Marine. 1830’
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Imprint: Litho.d in the Chief Eng.r’s Office by F. de Jesus and H. Essentjee, Bombay, 26th Jan.ry 1856. (Signed) J.S. Gell, Captain for Lieutt. Coll. Adams, Depy. Qr. Mr. General. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Nautical chart with detail soundings recorded in fathoms. Hazar...
Political Residency and Political Agency, Bahrain reference libraries: miscellaneous prints and publications
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The records consist of miscellaneous official prints and publications from the reference libraries of the Political Residency, Bushire (from 1946 Bahrain), and the Political Agency, Bahrain. The records include Persian Gulf Administration Reports for the years 1883-1947; gazetteers of the Persia...
The forty-seven files forming the 'Oil and Minerals' subject files were produced by the English Office at the Bahrain Political Agency. The 'Oil and Minerals' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent at Bahrain, other Br...
Letter No 144 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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The letter concerns allegations made by Shaikh Hussan ben Jubbarah, Chief of Congoon, against Shaikh Yoosoof ben Moobarek, former Chief of Nabend; the former had accused the latter of piracy. It explains that the case is no longer worth pursuing, as the two are now in alliance since the latter lo...
Letter No 265 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a Camp near Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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The letter is reporting that Laristan [Lorestān] is becoming more disturbed as a result of the actions of Naer Oollah Khan. It further reports that the feud between Houssein Khan and Hyder Khan keeps Dashtee in a state of disorder, and that Bakir Khan of Tungistoon is inclined to resist the autho...
Letter (Office No 104 Cons 27 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing correspondence concerning the 'vexatious and irregular proceedings' of the Custom Master at Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] towards British subjects. It is noted that the Customs Master is likely to be acting with the sanction of his superior Banjee, the Farmer of Custom...
The file contains copies of correspondence addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Captain William Bruce, and to James Dow, Acting Resident at Bushire. Correspondence is sent to the Resident by a range of individuals, including various secretaries to the Government in Bombay, representatives of th...
The file consists of a selection of correspondence sent from the Political Department of the Bombay Government to the Resident in the Persian Gulf during 1838; Samuel Hennell took up the position of Resident during that year. The subject matter covered includes the kidnapping of slaves from the B...
