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3751. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 16-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 16-20
Title:
Letter no.223B of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter for two enclosures, the first of which is a translated copy of a letter received by Hennell from the Sultan of Muscat Syed Toweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], dated 14 April 1850, the second from Syed Ges ben Azan, Governor of Sohar [Suhar], dated 9 May 1850. Both enclos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1850
Extent:
5 folios

3752. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 21-24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 21-24
Title:
Letter no.287 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter enclosing a translation of correspondence from the Native Agent at Sharjah Mullah Husain [Mullā Husayn], dated 7 June 1850. Husayn reports on a truce of four months agreed between the Sultan of Muscat Syed Toweynee [Thuwaini bin Said] and the Governor of Sohar [Suh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1850
Extent:
4 folios

3753. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 25-28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 25-28
Title:
Letter no.288 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting on the hostilities occurring between Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] of Ras El-Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah], and the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said]. Hennell discusses the maritime manoeuvres of the Sheikh's and Sultan's fleets, the latter not being boun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1850
Extent:
4 folios

3754. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 31-32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 31-32
Title:
Letter no.184 of 1850 from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of the receipt of Hennell's recent letters describing the escalating feud between the Suhar and Muscat families. The Secretary informs Hennell that the Honorable Company's Steamer Auckland is being despatched to Bushire, to be put under the Resident's orders for t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1850
Extent:
2 folios

3755. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 33-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 33-37
Title:
Letter no.186 of 1850 from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Honorable Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
In the letter the Secretary sends copies of recent correspondence received from Samuel Hennell, Resident of the Persian Gulf (folios 3, 5-7), and a copy of his letter sent to Hennell (folio 13). The Secretary advises Hamerton to suggest to His Highness the Imam of Muscat—if appropriate—that the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1850
Extent:
5 folios

3756. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 38-41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 38-41
Title:
Covering letter labelled 'Secret Department' from the Secretary of the Government of Bombay, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident of the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The covering letter encloses a copy of a despatch sent from the Edward Clive Bayley, Under Secretary to the Government of India to the Governor General, dated 22 October 1850. The despatch concerns the recent hostiles of the Governor of Muscat Thuwaini bin Said, against the Chief of Suhar. The Un...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1850
Extent:
4 folios

3757. IOR/R/15/1/145-179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/145-179
Title:
Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
Scope & Content:
The records consist of correspondence sent and received by the Residency at Bushire. The holders of the office of Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (permanent or acting) during the period were Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Captain (James) Felix Jones, Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Hindustani, Malayalam, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1854-1863
Extent:
35 volumes (5657 folios)

3758. IOR/R/15/1/180-182

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/180-182
Title:
Native Letters Sent
Scope & Content:
These volumes contain drafts of letters in English together with Arabic and Persian translations from the Political Resident at Bushire to British Native Agents, Persian officials and members of ruling families, as well as merchants, British Indian subjects and others. Events covered within these...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1856-1872
Extent:
3 volumes (477 folios)

3759. IOR/R/15/1/183-192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/183-192
Title:
Bushire Political Residency correspondence: subject compilations
Scope & Content:
Subject compilations of secret and general correspondence. There were a number of holders of the office of Political Resident in the Persian Gulf during the period in question, but the following Residents: Captain James Felix Jones, Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and Persian
Date Range:
1852-1900
Extent:
10 volumes (2105 folios)

3760. IOR/R/15/1/193-194

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/193-194
Title:
Political Diaries
Scope & Content:
Two political diaries, created by staff at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, for the years 1883 and 1894.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1894
Extent:
2 volumes (332 folios)

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