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591. IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 129-133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 129-133
Title:
Letter No. 9 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
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has received intelligence indicating that Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], is proceeding to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] with an armed force; the Resident has therefore called on him to withdraw. The item has four enclosures:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1854
Extent:

5 folios

592. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 6
Title:
Letter no.45 of 1852 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Colonel John Taylor, Acting British Agent at Bussorah [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that a boat from Hindoostan [Hindustan] carrying seventy slaves has arrived at Mohumrah (Khorramshahr). Hennell states that Shaikh Jabir of Bushire) did not allow the slaves to be landed, suggesting that the report is probably an invention of the Shaikh, as a cover for slaves b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1852
Extent:
1 folio

593. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 8
Title:
Letter no.261 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Request to issue instructions to the Office commanding the Honourable Company's steam frigate Queen, to receive on board two female slaves recently rescued from Bahrain, and to convey them to the Residency at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1852
Extent:
1 folio

594. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 20
Title:
Letter no.323 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Kemball writes that an interview has taken place between himself and Shaikh Ali ben Khuleefa [‘Alī bin Khalīfah], the brother of the Chief of Bahrain. Though he says he did not receive Hamerton's previous letter (ff 18-19) until after the meeting took place, he states that he instructed Shaikh Al...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 folio

595. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 23
Title:
Letter no.352 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
Covering letter, the original of which enclosed a copy of a letter sent to the Bombay Government, with a translated copy of the British agent at Sharjah's (Hajee Jacoob's) report on the discovery of indigo from the wreck of the British merchant vessel Centaur. Kemball requests Hamerton to send an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 folio

596. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 25
Title:
Letter no.4 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Mr Francis Ruffary, Supercargo of the British merchant ship Despatch, Cochin
Scope & Content:
Letter informing the supercargo of the Despatch that a sum of money – the difference between customs duty paid in Persia and the established duty – has been recovered and is to be sent to him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1852
Extent:
1 folio

597. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 27
Title:
Letter no.270 of 1852 from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Mr Francis Ruffary, Supercargo of the British merchant ship Despatch, Cochin
Scope & Content:
Letter informing of further funds (seventy Tomans) paid by the Governor of Bushire, on account of losses sustained by Ruffary when purchasing wheat at Bunder Reg, to make up the cargo of the Despatch 'after the intrigues of certain individuals of this town'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1852
Extent:
1 folio

598. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 36
Title:
Letter no.893 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Mr A Malcolm, merchant, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Kemball informs Malcolm of the Envoy to Tehran's response to Malcolm's request for help (folio 35): that the Envoy considers Malcolm to have sufficient protection from Persian oppression, and that he declines to interfere with private commercial matters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 folio

599. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 40
Title:
Letter no.11 of 1852 from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to James McAlister, Civil Surgeon, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Hennell reports that Nuwabi Hajeera (widow of the late Prince of Fars), and her family are suffering from severe fever. Hennell requests that the surgeon furnish him with eight ounces of bark from the dispensary stores.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1852
Extent:
1 folio

600. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 2-3v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 2-3v
Title:
Letter no.406 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
Letter relating to changes in the rental arrangements of the Residency buildings in Bushire. Kemball writes that Shaikh Nasir has resigned his right to rental income from the Residency buildings, and in the sixteen months that have elapsed since this decision, no further action has been taken. Ke...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1852
Extent:
2 folios

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