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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Resident, Bussora, 1778-1810 Level [41] Item

1. IOR/F/4/186/3885

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/186/3885
Title:
State of affairs at Muscat in consequence of the Imaum's death And Depredations committed in the Persian Gulph by the Joasmee Pirates.
Scope & Content:
This item consists of extracts from political letters received by officials of the Government of Bombay, containing enclosures regarding the political situation at Muscat following the death of the Imaum, Syed Sultaun [Sayyid Sulṭān bin Aḥmad Āl Bū Sa‘īd, also written in the correspondence as Se...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1798-19 Feb 1805
Extent:
1 item (57 folios)

2. IOR/F/4/186/3886

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/186/3886
Title:
'Respecting the measures adopted to procure restitution of the property seized on board the Hector by the Sheik of Busheab in the Persian Gulph'
Scope & Content:
This item consists of extracts from political letters received from the Government of Bombay by the Court of Directors, containing enclosures regarding the measures taken to secure the return of East India Company property that was seized from the country ship Hector in the Persian Gulf by the S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1805-Mar 1806
Extent:
1 item (30 folios)

3. IOR/F/4/190/4155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/190/4155
Title:
Unsettled state of affairs at Muscat and operations against the Joasmee Pirates by the combined forces of the Company and the Muscat Government
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence regarding the situation in Muscat after the death in 1804 of the Imam Syed Sultan [Sultan bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id] and efforts to counter the naval activities of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] in the Gulf. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the capture b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1798-23 Jul 1806
Extent:
1 item (89 folios)

4. IOR/F/4/257/5647

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/257/5647
Title:
Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of secret and political correspondence from the Government of Bombay on the subject of Samuel Manesty's criticism of Nathan Crow, consecutive British Residents at Bussora [Basra]. The letters from Bombay express the opinion that Crow's reply to Manesty's accusations cle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1796-25 Feb 1807
Extent:
1 item (115 folios)

5. IOR/F/4/258/5651

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/258/5651
Title:
‘Disputes between Sir Harford Jones and Mr Manesty – and insubordinate conduct of the latter.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Governments of Bombay and Bengal. The primary subjects are: • The concerns of the governments of Bengal and Bombay about the behaviour of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Busso...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1798-31 Jul 1807
Extent:
1 item (216 folios)

6. IOR/F/4/258/5652

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/258/5652
Title:
‘Mr Manesty’s explanation respecting the pecuniary Advances made by him to Individuals from the Public Treasury at Bussorah.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It relates to the attempts of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra, also occasionally referred to as Bussorah], to transfer to the East India Company’s account the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1795-31 Jul 1807
Extent:
1 item (42 folios)

7. IOR/F/4/258/5653

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/258/5653
Title:
‘Instructions for the guidance of Mr Manesty’s conduct in the event of hostilities between Great Britain and the Ottoman Porte.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Governments of Bengal and Bombay. The primary subjects are: • The outbreak of war between Britain and the Ottoman Empire, and the implications for Britain’s relati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1807-Feb 1808
Extent:
1 item (38 folios)

8. IOR/F/4/259/5659

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/259/5659
Title:
‘Assassination of Ali Pasha of Bagdad – temporary succession to the Pashalick, of Soleeman his nephew and Chief Minister – Conduct of Mr Manesty in resolving, without authority, to support Soleeman against Eusuph Pasha, in the probable event of the latter being nominated to the Pashalick by the Ottoman Government’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay. The item is concerned with the assassination of Ali Pasha, Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], and the interference of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1807-5 Mar 1808
Extent:

1 item (40 folios)

9. IOR/F/4/259/5660

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/259/5660
Title:
‘Appointment of Mr Claudius James Rich to be Resident at Bagdad – Mr Hine allowed the option of resuming his former situation of Assistant to the Residency and to discharge it’s Medical duties – Application from Mr Rich regarding his allowances submitted to the Court’s favourable consideration.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. The item relates to the appointment of Claudius James Rich to the position of Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad]; the importance of maintaining...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1804-7 Sep 1808
Extent:
1 item (33 folios)

10. IOR/F/4/344/7968

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7968
Title:
Suggesting that the official designation of Mr Rich the Resident at Bussorah should be "Political Agent in Turkish Arabia"
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Board of Control regarding the proposed closure of the Residency at Baghdad and the transferal of its responsibilities to the Residency at Bussorah [Basra]. It includes a proposal from Bombay that the position of ‘Politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1808-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)