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21. IOR/G/29/19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/19
Title:
Persia Factory Records: Letters from Basra (1732-1752), Vols I-II
Scope & Content:
These two volumes contain letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussorah [Basra] between 19 March 1732 and 13 February 1753. The letters contain material relating to the overthrow of the Safavid Dynasty, and the rise of the Afshar Dynasty in Persia [Iran]; Nadir Shah Afshar's...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1732-13 Feb 1753
Extent:
2 volumes (250 folios)

22. IOR/G/29/22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/22
Title:
Factory Records, Persia, Vol 22, Pts 1-4
Scope & Content:
These volumes contain the correspondence of the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] with the Court of Directors and Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the Company in London, as well as occasional correspondence with the Bacha of Bagdat [Pāshā of Baghdad], the British Ambassad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1784-22 Nov 1792
Extent:

4 volumes (804 folios)

23. IOR/G/29/25, ff 7-21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 7-21
Title:
Correspondence of the East India Company with the Levant Company
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with the Levant Company related to the right to trade at Bussorah [Basra, also spelled as Bussora]. The correspondence includes a copy of a letter to Mr Henry Grenville, His Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]; copies of extracts from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1600-7 Mar 1765
Extent:
1 item (15 folios)

24. IOR/G/29/25, ff 22-30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 22-30
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Trade in Mecca, Judda, Bussorah and Mocha
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with Lord Shelburne [William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne], Secretary of State for the Southern Department, related to the complaints of the Sheriff of Mecca [Sharīf of Mecca] with respect to the inhabitants of Mecca and Medina s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1763-10 Jan 1767
Extent:
1 item (9 folios)

25. 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)

26. IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from the East India Company’s Residents at Bussorah
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters and enclosures from the East India Company’s (EIC) Residents at Bussorah [Basra], William Digges Latouche and then later, Samuel Manesty, respectively, to the Court of Directors of the Company. The correspondence covers the following matters: Latouche reporting on settling the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1784-24 May 1785
Extent:
1 item (47 folios)

27. 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)

28. IOR/L/MAR/B/682C

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/B/682C
Title:
Cadogan: Journal
Scope & Content:
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Cadogan from England to Suratte [Surat] and Bombay between 17 January 1623 [New Style date 17 January 1624] and 7 April 1726 (Commander John Mill and Will Pricklove). Inscribed: 'No1 An original journal of an intended voyage by Gods permissio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1723-5 Apr 1727
Extent:
1 file (142 folios)

29. IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 445-449

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/377, ff 445-449
Title:
Regarding Monsieur Lederer and his Passage to Bussorah [Basra]
Scope & Content:
This item consists primarily of two letters between the Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Governor-General of India, dated between 22 August and 2 September 1839. It relates to an Austrian gentleman named Monsieur Lederer, and his passage to Bussorah [Basra] from Bombay [Mumbai].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1839-2 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

30. IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 435

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 435
Title:
‘PLAN of the City of BUSSORAH’
Scope & Content:
This sketch map shows a plan of the city of Bussorah [Basra]. A numbered list identifies major buildings, and also indicates the city walls and gates, bazars [bazaars], and ruins. The Shatt al-Arab (labelled as the Euphrates), other hydrology, and vegetation are also indicated. The map is a cop...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1840
Extent:
1 map sheet