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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Residency Surgeon, Persian Gulf, 19th century-Mid 20th century Digitised Content No

1. IOR/F/4/2710/194532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2710/194532
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the grant of a special allowance of Rupees 100 to Assistant Surgeon McAlister for additional duties which have devolved upon him since the occupation of Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 1 May-23 June 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1857-23 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

2. IOR/F/4/2710/194533

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2710/194533
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Grant to Assistant Surgeon McAlister, Civil Surgeon at Bushire, of a special allowance of Rupees 100 per mensem.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 8 July-15 Augus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1857-15 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

3. IOR/F/4/2710/194534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2710/194534
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to certain complaints preferred by Commodore Ethersey and by Acting Lieutenant Dickinson of the Indian Navy against Assistant Surgeon McAlister, Civil Surgeon at Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 15 Oct...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1852-22 May 1857
Extent:
1 item (51 folios)

4. IOR/F/4/2710/194535

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2710/194535
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Regarding leave of absence to Assistant Surgeon McAlister, Civil Surgeon at Bushire.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 23 D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1856-24 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

5. IOR/F/4/2710/194536

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2710/194536
Title:
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the case of assault preferred against Assistant Surgeon McAlister by his servant.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 4 May-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1857-9 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 100-220a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 100-220a
Title:
General No. 25 of 1874, Forwarding Twelve Copies of the Annual Medical Report on Bushire for the Year Ending 31 March 1874
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 4 August 1874, forwarding, for information, twelve copies of the Annual Medical Report on Bushire [Būshehr] for the year ending 31 March 1874, by surgeon G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1874
Extent:
1 item (129 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10
Title:
Vol 10 Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
A volume of letters sent outwards. Most of the correspondence is from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire, mainly to various company officials in India or elsewhere in the Gulf and surrounding regions. Correspondence is also frequently sent to Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān], the Resi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
3 Nov 1806-6 Dec 1808
Extent:

2 volumes, 314 items (212 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14
Title:
Vol 14: Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
Most of the letters are written by Lieutenant William Bruce, who was the Resident at this time. A handful of letters are written by James Orton, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire, who took temporary charge of the Residency while Bruce was away from Bushire. Subjects relating directly to the Residency ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1813-28 Dec 1814
Extent:
1 volume, 254 items (142 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/15
Title:
Book No: 15 (Inward) for the years 1813-1814
Scope & Content:
The volume contains mainly letters addressed to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire at the time. Bruce was Acting Resident until 1812, but in this volume he is still often referred to as Acting Resident. A few letters are written to James Orton, Assistant Surgeon at Bushire, who took te...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1813-29 Nov 1814
Extent:
1 volume, 174 items (149 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/20
Title:
Vol 20: Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of outgoing letters sent by the Resident at Bushire, William Bruce. The correspondence covers administrative matters related to the operation of the Residency, the East India Company's ships in the Gulf, the organisation of convoys, and the transmission of communications to In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1817-31 Dec 1818
Extent:
1 volume, 343 items (134 folios)