Printed Papers and Letter on the Abolition by the Chinese Government of the Trafficking of Opium and the Suspension of Foreign Trade at the Port of Canton
The item consists primarily of correspondence with notes, reports and memoranda dated between 10 July and 2 September 1839; it relates to Aden during the first month after its capture by the British. The papers cover the following: a request for weights and measures at the Custom House at Aden...
Regarding Monsieur Lederer and his Passage to Bussorah [Basra]
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This item consists primarily of two letters between the Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Governor-General of India, dated between 22 August and 2 September 1839. It relates to an Austrian gentleman named Monsieur Lederer, and his passage to Bussorah [Basra] from Bombay [Mumbai].
The item consists primarily of correspondence with enclosures, notes, reports and memoranda dated between 1 August 1839 and 10 September 1839. It covers the first month after the British occupation of Karrack [Khārk/Kharg]. Most significant are those regarding: mercantile affairs; the movement ...