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1. IOR/G/29/11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/11
Title:
Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 August 1757 and ending 31 July 1758
Scope & Content:
The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and occasionally, the Factory's Council members Thomas Mostyn and Gascoyne Holmes headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1757-31 Jul 1758
Extent:
1 volume (70 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/12
Title:
Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 16 January and ending 31 July 1760
Scope & Content:
The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and occasionally, the Factory's Council members William Nash and Dymoke Lyster, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activitie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1760-31 Jul 1760
Extent:
1 volume (56 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/13
Title:
Diary and Consultations of Mr Alexander Douglas, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 2 October 1760 and ending 30 December 1761
Scope & Content:
The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Alexander Douglas, and the Factory's Council member Dymoke Lyster, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the administrative decisions ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1760-30 Dec 1761
Extent:
1 volume (72 folios)

4. 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)

5. IOR/G/29/21/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/21/1
Title:
Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 1
Scope & Content:
This volume contains letters sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] between 16 January 1774 and 6 December 1775 and includes material relating to: The preparations, by Carem Caun [Karim Khan Zand], for an expedition to Muscat The directions of Carem Caun to the ‘captai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1774-6 Dec 1775
Extent:
1 volume (182 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/21/2
Title:
Factory Records, Persia, Vol 21, Pt 2
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence sent to and from the East India Company Factory at Bussora [Basra] between 6 December 1775 and 4 October 1779 including the following: The correspondence between the East India Company agents at Bussora, William Digges Latouche and George Abraham and Soliman Ag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1775-4 Oct 1779
Extent:
1 volume (183 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)