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1. IOR/R/15/1/40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40
Title:
'Book No. 46. 31 July 1826 to 19 February 1827'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, the Resident in the Persian Gulf, primarily to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay and Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to the Court of Persia. The main subject of correspondence within the volume is the relationship betw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1826-19 Feb 1827
Extent:
1 volume, 156 items (140 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/42
Title:
'Book No. 49'
Scope & Content:
The volume of private and secret letters contains correspondence from successive Residents in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, including Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Captain David Wilson, Dr John MacNeil, Lieutenant Samuel Hennell and David Arnold Blane. The correspondence is to William Newnham,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1827-11 Feb 1836
Extent:
1 volume (96 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/43
Title:
'Book No 50: April - June 1827'
Scope & Content:
This file contains inward letters from the Government of Bombay plus enclosures from the Government of India to Captain David Wilson, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. Subjects include Britain’s relations with Persia and the Imam of Muscat, as well as issues concerning the Russo-Persia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1827
Extent:
1 files, 5 items (32 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/46
Title:
Vol 54 Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
This file contains letters sent to the Residency in Bushire (spelt Abusheer in earlier correspondence in the file) from officials at Bombay Castle, primarily from the Political Department. The correspondence discusses the costs and location of the Residency, an attack on the town of Bushire in 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Farsi
Date Range:
1 Feb 1828-7 Apr 1838
Extent:
1 file (86 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/61
Title:
Vol 80: Translation Book 1833 (Native Letters Inward)
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of translations and substances of letters (in Arabic and Persian) sent to the British Resident in the Persian Gulf; the volume consists of translations only, so no originals can be found within. This correspondence is primarily from the Resident's native agents stationed thro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1833-12 Dec 1833
Extent:
1 volume (127 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/66
Title:
Vol 87: Translation Book, 1834 (Native Letters Inward)
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of substances of, and translations of native letters (i.e. correspondence in Arabic or Persian) sent to the British Resident in the Persian Gulf. The majority of these are from various native agents serving the British in the Gulf at Bahrein [Bahrain], Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
8 Jan 1834-28 Dec 1834
Extent:
1 volume, (145 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/68
Title:
Vol 89 Translation Book, 1835 (native letters inward)
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of substances of, and translations of, native letters (i.e. correspondence in Arabic or Persian) sent to the British Resident in the Persian Gulf. The majority of these are from native agents serving the British in the Gulf at Bahrein [Bahrain], Muscat, Sharjah, Shiraz, Linga...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1835-25 Dec 1835
Extent:
1 volume (109 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/79
Title:
Vol 108: Native Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of translations of (and substances of) letters in Arabic and Persian received by the British Residency in the Persian Gulf; the original letters are not present in the volume. The greatest proportion of this correspondence is from the Resident's native agents throughout the P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1838-25 Aug 1839
Extent:
1 volume (260 pages)

9. IOR/R/15/1/80

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/80
Title:
Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
The volumes consist of letters outwards from the British Residency in the Persian Gulf. Most of these letters were originally penned by Samuel Hennell (Resident), with a few towards the end of the second volume penned by Thomas Edmunds (Assistant Resident). Most of these letters are addressed to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1839-17 Dec 1839
Extent:
2 volumes (227 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/84
Title:
Vol 116: 'Secret Letter Book Volume 3'
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of secret correspondence sent outwards by the British Resident in the Persian Gulf, Samuel Hennell. These letters are primarily addressed to either the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay (either Lestock Robert Reid or John Pollard Willoughby), or the Secret Committee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1839-1 Jun 1840
Extent:
1 volume (140 folios)