Letter B from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the Honourable Company's Sloop of War Clive at sea, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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Hennell reports on his arrival at Sharjah, and his meeting with Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sharjah and the British Acting Agent Hajee Yacoob. The letter discusses recent acts of piracy, and monies recovered and compensation handed out by the British Government. Sheikh Sultan de...
Letter D from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the Honourable Company's Sloop of War Clive at Muscat to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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Hennell reports on his arrival at Muscat, and his meeting with Sheikh Saeed ben Tahnoon [Sa'id bin Tahnun] ruler of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. Hennell and Sheikh Sa'id discuss mediations between Bahrain and the Wahhabi tribe, the Maritime Truce, and relations between Abu Dhabi and Kishm [Qeshm]. Hen...
Letter no.325 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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In relation to the reparations to be made to the British agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob, Kemball encloses a copy of a letter (ff 156-58), sent by Lieutenant Adams, commanding officer of the Company's ship Queen, to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Indian Navy Squadron in the Persian Gulf, da...
Letter no.18 of 1852, from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Covering letter enclosing a copy of a despatch (f 221) from Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, dated 19 December 1851, itself a covering letter enclosing the translation (ff 220-25) of a convention concluded with the Persian...
Letter no.402 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Kemball acknowledges receipt of 50 copies of the Government Gazetter (22 July) containing the notification for commanders, masters, and nakhodas of native vessels trading between the westen coast of India and the Persian Gulf (as described in f 232-37), with its native translations. Kemball discu...
Letter no.497 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Covering letter enclosing a copy of letter no.29 of 1851 (ff 300-01) sent to Malet by Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, dated 24 December 1851. In his letter, Atkins reports on the settlement of fina...
Letter no.63 of 1852 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Covering letter, enclosing letter no.27 of 1851 (ff 305-06), from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Hennell, dated 18 December 1851. In his letter, Hamerton details the claims paid out to two Brit...
Letter no.91 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Letter enclosing an account of sale (f 309) of articles received by Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Kemball, Assistant to the Resident, as presents from the Imam of Muscat and the Governor of Kishm [Qeshm]. The list of gifts received include shawls and a gold sword from t...
Letter No. 2 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that the envoy — Ali ben Ibraheem — deputed by Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], to Egypt has returned. It notes that Abbas Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt [Wali of Egypt and Sudan], has declined his offer to assume a pro...
Letter No. 6 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that Ali ben Ibraheem ul Muraykhee has embarked on another trip to Egypt in order to present horses from Shaikh Mahomed bin Khaleefah [Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], to Abbas Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt [Wali of Egypt and Sudan]. It also notes...
