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‘Persian Gulf Relative to the conduct of Nakodah and crew of a Boat belonging to the port of Bushire-’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: I...
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the direct payment to the injured persons by the British functionaries of all monies recovered as compensation.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the fifth in a series of sixteen items o...
‘Persian Gulf Relative to the want of adequate means to coerce the Amaieer Chief for piracies Committed by him-’
Scope & Content:
The item contains a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854. Some enclosures to the Political Letter are included in the item, with further enclosures found at IOR/F/4/2586/154788-IOR/F/4/2586/154794. The item is the first in a ...
Operations of the Naval and Military Forces employed against the Joasmee Pirates – and An application from the Imaum of Muscat for protection against the danger which threatens him from the Wahabees for the part he took in that Expedition
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain John Wainwright; Brigadier General John Malcolm; the Residents at Muscat, Da...
‘Persian Gulf. Attack by the Head of the Wahabee on the army of the Sherriff of Mecca.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of furth...
‘Persian Gulf. Passes to be produced by vessels belonging to ports in the Persian Gulf trading to India-’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 January 1848. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside detail...
‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the confederate Chiefs in the Wahabee interest & Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoor of Aboothabee & conclusion of peace – Disbursement of Rupees 20 made by the Resident for the entertainment of Shureef Ally the agent of the Walee of Mecca. – Vol: 5’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Poli...
‘Persian Gulf and Turkish Arabia Relative to Vessels from Ports in the- resorting to India being provided with- Registers etc’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 28 April 1854, and found at IOR/F/4/2575/152543. It is the sixth in a series of th...
‘Report of Mr Forbes the Agent at Mocha relative to Mr Mungo Park.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The primary subjects are: Reports of the appearance of a lone European in Abyssinia [the Ethiopian Empire] who is travelling in the direction of the Red Sea, a...
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the third in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93536, 93537, 93538, 93539, 93540...
