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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/33

131. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 81v-82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 81v-82
Title:
Letter No 6 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication (No 1396 of 1824) concerning the Sharga [Sharjah] 'piratical boat', which is currently residing in Mutra [Maṭraḥ] harbour. It notes the Bombay Government's instructions that the boat is to be permitted to put to sea; Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1825
Extent:

2 folios

132. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 85v-86

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 85v-86
Title:
Letter No 9 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, intends to blockade the port of Bussora [Basra]. It is explained that this is the result of failed applications for redress with respect to tribute owed by the Government of Bagdad [Baghdad]. It is further explained that...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1825
Extent:

2 folios

133. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 87-94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 87-94
Title:
Letter No 10 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has had to cut short his tour of the Arabian coast as a result of ill health; the Resident returned to Bushire on 2 March 1825. It is noted that the HC Cruizer Nautilus has been dispatched to Katiff [Al-Qaṭīf] with an invitation to join the General Treat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1825
Extent:

9 folios

134. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 96v-97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 96v-97
Title:
Letter No 13 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the HC Cruizer Nautilus has returned to Bushire from Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf]. It notes that the ships commander Captain George Herne has not been able to communicate with Shaikh Mohomed been Erraher, as he was away in the interior.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1825
Extent:

2 folios

135. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 98v-99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 98v-99
Title:
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Henry Meriton, Superintendent of the Marine, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from India dated 13 December 1824, which informed the Resident that the artificers at the Bushire Residency are to have their pay placed on an equal footing to those at Bussorah [Basra]. The letter also states that the carpenters and blac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1825
Extent:

2 folios

136. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 100-102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 100-102
Title:
Letter No 17 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding an extract of a letter received by the company's agent at Sherauz [Shiraz], as the Resident has heard a rumour that Zekee Khan (also spelt Zakee Khan) has been put to death by the order of Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār, the King of Persia. The item has one enclosure; an extract ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1825
Extent:

3 folios

137. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 102-103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 102-103
Title:
Letter No 18 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a representation made by Shaikh Mohomed been Khazeeb of Linga [Bandar-e-Lengeh] to the Resident, dated 16 April 1825, which is requesting recompense for the loss of property; the Shaikh claims that a batilla (a small sea going vessel) belonging to him was raided by people...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1825
Extent:

2 folios

138. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 103-115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 103-115
Title:
Letter No 19 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the Resident's trip to Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū], and Sharga [Sharjah]. It explains that the purpose of his trip was to speak with Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, and Sooltan been Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] to ensure that the articles of the Sharga treaty are abided b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1825
Extent:

13 folios

139. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 116v-117

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 116v-117
Title:
Letter No 20 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Shaikh of Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf], Mohomed been Erraher, has agreed to join the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf 1820; it is the Resident's intention to visit Katiffe next October, so that the Shaikh can officially sign the treaty.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1825
Extent:

2 folios

140. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 119-123

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 119-123
Title:
Letter No 21 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter explains how the Resident has been able to diplomatically raise the subject of the Beni Boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe with Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat. It reports that the tribe is comfortable, prosperous, and that the Imam has agreed to ensure that the money granted ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1825
Extent:

5 folios

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