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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/126

21. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 7-9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 7-9
Title:
Letter No 4 of 1851 from Lieutenant Charles G Constable, Commander of the HC Schooner Constance to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting on the outcome of a cruise by the HC Schooner Constance made 'in quest of pirates'. It details the proceedings of the Lieutenant's investigations at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], the island of Inderabia [Hendorābī, Jazīreh-ye], and the island of Keim [Kish]. The source of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1857
Extent:

3 folios

22. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 10-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 10-11
Title:
Letter (Office No 28 Cons No 5 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has dispatched the HC Schooner Constance to Inderabia [Hendorābī, Jazīreh-ye] in response to reports that two boats are engaged in pirate activity in the area. It explains that the Resident believes that the boats in question were sent by the Asseeloo , ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1851
Extent:

2 folios

23. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 12-14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 12-14
Title:
Letter (Office No 30 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter reports on the expansion, and consolidation of the power of Feerooz Meerza, Prince of Fars Province; it notes that Behbeham [Behbehān] is almost completely subjugated, but that Lars is still not under control. It is further reported that as a result of these military advances Shaikh ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1851
Extent:

3 folios

24. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 16-18
Title:
Letter No 53 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting on the mode and sources of taxation for the Persian Province of Fars; it is explained that the Resident's own knowledge of the subject is limited. It provides figures for the gross amounts of revenue raised annually, and explains how the income from the province is divided...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1851
Extent:

3 folios

25. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 19-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 19-20
Title:
Letter No 55 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting on the state of Southern Persia, which is described as being largely tranquil; the exceptions being Lar [Lār], and parts of Behbehan [Behbehān]. It is reported that Khoda Kurrum Khan and Khuleel Khan continue to defy the authority of Abbas Khan Sirdan. It mentions that M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

26. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 21-22
Title:
Letter No 64 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Chief of the Joasmee tribe [Quwāsim], has broken a promise he made to the Resident; it notes that Sultan ben Suggur had promised not to send troops to the aid of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] under the guise of evacuating women ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

27. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 24-25
Title:
Letter No 74 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Prince Feerooz Meerza, Governor of Fars, arrived at Bushire on the 26 March 1851. It describes the Resident's meeting with the prince a mile from the town, and names the officers that accompanied him. It notes that no matters of great importance have been discussed b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

28. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 26-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 26-27
Title:
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that he is now required to issue passports 'vise'd by the Persian authorities in Bushire' to British subjects wishing to travel into the Persian interior.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

29. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 28-29
Title:
Letter from Peter Stephen, Agent at Ispahan [Eşfahān], at Julpha to Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that two Armenian officers (Gorgeen Khan and Yaghool Khan) in the service of the Persian military have arrived at Ispahan [Eşfahān] for the purpose of enlisting 600 Armenian solders. It is noted that the officers have received their orders from the Ameer-i-Nizam [Amir-i-Ni...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

30. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 30-31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 30-31
Title:
Letter (Office No 96 and Cons No 25 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The Resident is reporting that he has received a proposal from Shaikh Mahomed [Muḥammad] and Shaikh Ahmed [Aḥmad], sons of the late Ex Chief of Bahrain, Abdool ben Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah]. The proposal is for the current ruler of the island, Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Mu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1851
Extent:

2 folios

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