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81. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 68-72

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 68-72
Title:
Letter No. 192: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell refers to his earlier letter to Justin Sheil, no. 139, dated 9 April 1850, which concerned complaints from Shiraz against the British Agent of that city, Mirza Mahmood. The complaints originated from letters addressed to Sheil, which were purportedly written by Mirza Mahomed Houss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1850
Extent:
5 folios

82. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 76-78

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 76-78
Title:
Letter No. 224: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns recent events in and around Bushire. Samuel Hennell states that the Durya Beggee still persists in rejecting overtures for a reconciliation with Bakir Khan of Tungistoon [Tangestān]. Hennell reports that around the end of May, a number of men broke into the home of the Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1850
Extent:
3 folios

83. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 86-87

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 86-87
Title:
Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Justin Sheil refers to Samuel Hennell's despatch (no. 169) of 26 April 1850, which concerned a recent act of piracy, committed by the Chief of Nabend. Sheil opines that it would not be at all advisable to allow the maratime [maritime] chiefs to suppose that they could redress their grievances by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1850
Extent:
2 folios

84. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 96-106

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 96-106
Title:
Letter No. 274: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell informs Justin Sheil that Sheik Nasir, Governor of Bushire, left for Shiraz on 12 July 1850. Hennell reports that the Sheik has apparently collected 6,000 tomans in goods and coin [sic], although this sum is still far short of the arrears of revenue due from this quarter. The lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1850
Extent:
11 folios

85. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 112-114

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 112-114
Title:
Letter No. 317: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell informs Justin Sheil that the Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Mahmood, has responded to Hennell's communication, which informed the Agent that Sheil did not consider his explanation regarding the late Mr Tasker's watch to be satisfactory. Hennell encloses the following two documents, which...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1850
Extent:
3 folios

86. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 117-126

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 117-126
Title:
Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Camp Near Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns the Agent at Shiraz, Meerza Mahmood, and the matter of a gold watch which formerly belonged to the late Mr Tasker. Justin Sheil refers to Samuel Hennell's despatch, no. 273, dated 15 July 1850, in which Hennell stated that Mr Tasker had two or three watches. Sheil states tha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14 Aug 1850
Extent:
10 folios

87. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 127-130

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 127-130
Title:
Letter No. 340: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell states that early this morning he received a visit from the Acting Governor of Bushire, Sheik Abdoollah [uncle of Sheik Nasir, Governor of Bushire] along with his brother, Sheik Houssein, and his cousin, Sheik Ally. The three sheiks informed Hennell that a note had been received f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1850
Extent:
4 folios

88. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 134-137

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 134-137
Title:
Letter No. 350: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell writes in response to Justin Sheil's despatch of 14 August 1850, regarding Sheil's suspicions that the Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Mahmood, stole both a gold watch and a valuable shawl, which belonged to the late Mr Tasker. Hennell informs Sheil that Mr Ferrier's statement, which Sheil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1850
Extent:
4 folios

89. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 138-139

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 138-139
Title:
Letter No. 351: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell informs Justin Sheil of two recent actions performed by the Squadron of the Indian Navy: the handing over of 100 tomans as compensation for the crew of a Karrak [Bandar-e Chārak] boat after their vessel was plundered and detained at sea by members of the Huwajir tribe; and the reco...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1850
Extent:
2 folios

90. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 140-145

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 140-145
Title:
Letter No. 352: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuell Hennell reports that he has recently received rukums from the Prince Governor of Fars announcing that Mirza Hassan Ally Khan, son of Hajee Kuwam, has been appointed Governor of Bushire, in place of Sheik Nasir. Hennell states that Mirza Joonee, Sheik Nasir's confidential secretary, has a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1850
Extent:
6 folios