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1. IOR/R/15/1/101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/101
Title:
'Book 141 1844-1849' secret letters inward
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters received by Captain Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, from the Government of Bombay, between 1843 and 1848. Some correspondents address him as Major Hennell rather than Captain Hennell. A few of the letters received in 1843 are a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1843-14 Dec 1848
Extent:
1 file (111 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/47

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/47
Title:
Vol 55 Letters outward
Scope & Content:
This file contains letters written by David Wilson, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf based at Bushire. The bulk of the letters are addressed to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay and John Wedderburn, Accountant General in Bombay. The letters discuss relations ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1828-21 Dec 1828
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/R/15/1/71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/71
Title:
Vol 99: Secret Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
The file consists of letters sent outwards from the British Residency in the Persian Gulf; the position of Resident in the Persian Gulf is held by Samuel Hennell during this period, with the exception of a brief period at the start of the file when the position is held James Morrison. This corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1836-15 Jul 1839
Extent:
1 volume, (129 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/103
Title:
'Old index Book No 143 From January To Dec' Vol 143 Letters outward
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of letters sent by Captain Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, mainly to J P Willoughby, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, in 1844. The letters from the British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the British Governme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1844-31 Dec 1844
Extent:
1 volume (275 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/51
Title:
Vol 65: Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence relating to the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Major David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, by the Commanding Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, William Sowden Collinson. In addition, the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1829-18 Jul 1830
Extent:
1 volume (46 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/83
Title:
Secret Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
The file consists of secret letters sent to Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. The majority of this correspondence is from either the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], or the Secret Committee based at India House in London. These letters frequently contain enclosures (i.e. copies...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1839-7 Dec 1839
Extent:

1 file (158 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/50
Title:
Vol 63: Draft Native Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of draft letters outwards from the British Resident in the Persian Gulf; up to 1831 the office holder is David Wilson, but following his departure Samuel Hennell fills the position — in an acting capacity — until the end of the volume. The correspondence can be divided into ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1829-3 Jan 1832
Extent:
1 volume, (89 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/53

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/53
Title:
Vol 67, 68: Native Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
This file consists mostly of translations of letters received by the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, Major David Wilson, from a number of East India Company native agents. The letters concern developments on both sides of the Gulf. The most prominent correspondents are the following: Gool...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1829-23 Apr 1830
Extent:
1 volume (78 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/76
Title:
Letters Outward 1837
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters sent outwards from the British Residency in the Persian Gulf by Samuel Hennell (the Resident), and Thomas Mackenzie (Acting Assistant in Charge of the Residency). The main recipient being John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Political Department of the Bombay Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1838-28 Dec 1838
Extent:
1 file (90 folios)