Letter no.471 of 1855 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosure relate to two further reports of acts of piracy committed at Sharjah. Jones encloses the translated purport of a letter (folios 162v-63) he has addressed to Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], dated 30 December 1855. This letter is a further warning to the Sha...
Circular no.3391 of 1855, from W. Hart, Secretary to Government, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The printed circular includes a copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Government of India, dated 21 September 1855, with a request that annual reports are submitted punctually each year at the end of May, direct to Government. The letter continues with instructions as to how reports should b...
Letter no.280 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to a recent case of shipwreck, plunder and murder at Jumail by Bahraini subjects. Jones writes that the suspected case of murder has turned out to be a drowning caused by the initial shipwreck.
Letter no.132 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to a request received by the Shaikh of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for the Resident to assist in the recovery of a boat taken from the port by its nakhuda [captain] without the owner’s permission. Jones writes that the boat was recovered by the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Leng...
Letter no.55 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter concerns the theft of cargo from a vessel at Sharjah. Jones writes that details of the incident were sent to Anderson in a letter dated 15 December 1855, and that further reports will be sent once Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, has completed his ...
Letter no.172 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to a truce in the hostilities between the Persian Government and the Imam of Muscat. Jones writes that reports have reached him that the two sides have reached an agreement, in which Muscat forces were to take possession of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] from Persia.
Letter no.220 of 1857 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Charles Murray, Tehran
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The letter is an apology for Jones’s inadvertent breaking of a sealed letter addressed to Murray, and a report on the arrival at Bushire of a warship belonging to the Imam of Muscat, understood to be carrying 15,000 dollars, bound for Tehran, as part of settlement between Persia and Muscat. The ...
Letter no.175 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to a slave imported to Ras al Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] from Africa by a Muscat vessel. Jones writes that the slave has requested to return to his country, and that he has been put on a vessel to Bombay for this purpose.
Letter no.244 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to a raid by the former ruler of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] Saeed ben Tahnoon [Sa’id bin Tahnun] on Abu Dhabi, aided by the Joasmee [Qāsimī] chief Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. The following enclosures follow Jones’s letter: 1. Letter no.152 of 1856 (fol...
Letter no.192 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosure is related to the theft of cargo from a shipwrecked vessel at Sharjah. Jones writes to state that he is inclined to disregard the recent testimonies obtained from the Chief Magistrate at Bombay, suggesting that the claims are “pure fabrication”. Jones also thinks tha...
