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032-000173250 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Bushire, Bushire Province, Asia

1. IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110
Title:
Correspondence Regarding the Naval Powers in the East Indies and the Gulph of Persia
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) related to the request of naval assistance for the Company in order to use against its maritime enemies in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes: A ‘Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Troubles in the Gulph of Persia [Iran].’ The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1767-30 Aug 1769
Extent:
1 item (80 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/20/1
Title:
PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773, PT 1
Scope & Content:
This item contains correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] from 17 January 1753 to 19 April 1765. It contains correspondence relating to the following: The Mussaleem of Bussora’s [Mutasallim of Basra] arrest of the Dutch Resident [Tiddo Frederik ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1753-19 Apr 1765
Extent:
1 item (180 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/20/2
Title:
PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773, PT 2
Scope & Content:
This item contains correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] from 20 April 1765 to 24 August 1766. It contains correspondence relating to the following: The displeasure of Carim Caun [Karīm Khān Zand] with the Mussaleem [Mutasallim], Solliman Aga [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1765-24 Aug 1766
Extent:
1 item (178 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/6
Title:
Diaries, Consultations, and Accounts of John Geekie, Esq, and Nathaniel Whitwell, Esq, Agents of the East India Company at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʿAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1737 and ending 31 August 1746
Scope & Content:
Diaries, consultations, and accounts of the East India Company merchants in Persia [Iran], specifically factories at Gambroon [Bandar-e ʿAbbās, Laristan, Iran], written and signed by John Geekie (Agent and Council) and Nathaniel Whitwell (succeeding Agent and Council) respectively, countersigned...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1737-31 Aug 1746
Extent:
1 volume (346 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289
Title:
‘Report on the British Trade with Persia and Arabia.’
Scope & Content:
Extract of Bombay Commercial Consultations prepared by Charles Walking, the Secretary to the Court of Directors, in which he includes an enclosure from the Resident and joint Factor at Bussora [Basra] and from the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones respectively. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1790-22 Jan 1791
Extent:
1 item (90 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437
Title:
The Mission of Mehedi Ali Khan in Persia, Appointment of John Malcolm as Envoy in Persia, and Other Matters
Scope & Content:
The correspondence includes copies of letters, translated letters, and secret and political consultations related to the following: ‘Deputation of Mehedi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part] to the Court of Persia [Iran] for the purpose of counteracting the des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1798-29 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (126 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/23
Title:
Factory Records, Persia, Vol 23
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] between 22 November 1792 and 11 January 1799, and includes material relating to: The negotiations between the Factor, Harford Jones, and the Bacha of Bagdad [Pāshā of Baghdad, also spelt Bagdat in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1792-11 Jan 1799
Extent:
1 volume (747 folios)