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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Resident, Bushire, 1763-1822

21. IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233
Title:
French intrigues in Persia and Attempts of the French to acquire the Island of Cameran in the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence and extracts of papers relating to French influence and activities in the Red Sea (often referred to as the ‘Arabian Gulph’) and Persia [Iran], sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors, Charles Grant, and the Secret Committee. Matters covered include: F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Sep 1804-14 Jan 1807
Extent:
1 item (233 folios)

22. IOR/G/29/38, ff 244-258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 244-258
Title:
Notes relative to Persia 1807/08, intended for the Annual Report subsequent to 1807/08
Scope & Content:
The item consists of notes relating to Persia [Iran] and taken from letters from the Bombay, Bengal, and Madras governments sent between 27 December 1805 and 20 February 1808. The relevant letters are noted in the margins. The notes were made in preparation for an annual report. Matters covered...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1808
Extent:
1 item (15 folios)

23. IOR/G/29/38, ff 492-493

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 492-493
Title:
Memo respecting the interference of the Resident of Bushire for effecting the liberation of Mahomed Nebee Khan from confinement in which he had been placed by the Persian Governor of Fars
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a memorandum, dated 23 July 1819, concerning British attempts to persuade the Prince-Governor of Fars to release from prison Mahomed Nebee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān Shirāzī], the former Persian [Iranian] Ambassador to the Government of India. The memorandum provides background...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1819
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

24. IOR/G/29/38, ff 497-500

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 497-500
Title:
Memo respecting an arrangement with the Persian Government in favor of Mahomed Nebee Khan, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a memorandum, dated 23 July 1819, concerning British attempts to persuade the Prince-Governor of Fars to release from prison Mahomed Nebee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān Shirāzī], the former Persian [Iranian] Ambassador to the Government of India. The memorandum provides backgroun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1819
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

25. IOR/L/MAR/C/891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/891
Title:
'Miscellaneous Paper relating to the trade of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a variety of papers relating to trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. The volume is organised into four parts, with contents summarised on folio 4: Papers relating to trade with Suez, 1773-78: proceedings, letters, representations and answers (ff 5-57) Trade wit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1773-27 Oct 1813
Extent:
1 volume (197 folios)

26. IOR/L/PS/9/67/11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/11
Title:
‘Memorandum Respecting the Trade with Persia. –’
Scope & Content:
A copy of a memorandum on trade between Great Britain and Persia [Iran], and competition from trade between Russia and Persia, by Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. The memorandum was enclosed in a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1809-5 Dec 1809
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

27. IOR/L/PS/9/67/40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/40
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Captain John Malcolm, Representative of the Government of India to Persia, to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from a camp near Abou Sheher [Būshehr] and dated 20 May 1800. The letter reports: Malcolm’s communication with...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

28. IOR/L/PS/9/67/53

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/53
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from John Malcolm, 16 Nov 1802
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Jonathan Lovett, the newly appointed Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 3 November 1802. The letter contains instructions for Lovett's mission relati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

29. IOR/L/PS/9/68/60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/68/60
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire, to Brigadier General Sir John Malcolm
Scope & Content:
Copy of a letter from Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire, to the British Government of India’s Envoy to Persia [Iran], Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, of 29 July 1810. The letter gives an account of the apprehension of Jean Robbio, a French courier who arrived at Bushir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1810
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

30. IOR/L/PS/9/68/62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/68/62
Title:
Copy of a Letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones, to Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Copy of a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones, to Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire, of 9 September 1810. The letter concerns the apprehension of a French courier, Jean Robbio, at Bushire. Jones expresses his ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1810
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)