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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Political Agent, Aden, 1839-1854

51. IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 306-444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 306-444
Title:
Proceedings and Dispatches, Aden 1839
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1839-2 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 item (138 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 92-136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 92-136
Title:
British Plans for the Fortification of Aden
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to affairs in Aden following the capture and occupation of the city by British forces, 19 January 1839. They notably cover the following: strengthening of port defences against piracy; control of traffic; vessels and cargo in the port; plans for the extension of fortifications an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1839-12 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 item (44 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 137-185

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 137-185
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
The papers relate to affairs in Aden following the capture of the city by the British, 19 January 1839. They notably cover: Communications between Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent in Aden, and Sultan Mahomed Houssain Fudthel [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī, Sultan of La...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1839-30 Oct 1839
Extent:
1 item (29 folios)

54. IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 201-374

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, ff 201-374
Title:
Persian Gulf Affairs
Scope & Content:
The papers mainly relate to affairs in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. They notably cover and include: Movement and actions of Egyptian forces in Arabia during the Anglo-Afghan War, including distribution and position of units; details of Bedouin troops and positions; their military weapons ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1839-4 Oct 1839
Extent:
1 item (173 folios)

55. IOR/L/PS/5/380, ff 323-392

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/380, ff 323-392
Title:
Affairs in Aden
Scope & Content:
The item comprises enclosures to a despatch, Number 124 of 1839, dated 22 November 1839, from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee relating to affairs in Aden, covering the following topics: The policy the Political Agent at Aden should adopt in h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1839
Extent:
1 item (70 folios)

56. IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 3-29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 3-29
Title:
Affairs in Aden
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 2-7 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 1 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 21 October-16 December 1839. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including: The potential threat posed to Aden and the rest of Ye...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Jan 1840
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)

57. IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 35-160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 35-160
Title:
Affairs in Aden
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 2-43 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 29 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 23 April 1839-24 January 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including: The appointment of Lieutenant Jenkins as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1840
Extent:
1 item (126 folios)

58. IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 585-623

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 585-623
Title:
Affairs in Aden
Scope & Content:
Enclosures nos. 3-11 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 29 February 1840. The enclosures are dated 6 November 1839-28 February 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including: The perceived continued threat from the Abdal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Feb 1840
Extent:
1 item (39 folios)

59. IOR/L/PS/5/382, ff 1-140

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/382, ff 1-140
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 14 of 1840, dated 18 March 1840. The enclosures are dated 7 February to 23 March 1840. The papers relate to: The policing of Aden town and its b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1840
Extent:
1 item (140 folios)

60. IOR/L/PS/5/382, ff 562-693

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/382, ff 562-693
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 20 of 1840, dated 30 April 1840. The enclosures are dated 28 February-30 April 1840. The papers relate to: The use of stones from ruined mosq...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1840
Extent:
1 item (132 folios)