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1611. IOR/L/MAR/C/587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/587
Title:
'Papers relating to Seas, Rivers and Countries connected with Steam Navigation in Asia'
Scope & Content:
Volume containing journals and other descriptions of journeys in and around the Arabian Peninsula and India, particularly sea and river journeys. The volume contains: ‘Captain Wainwright's Remarks on the Navigation of the Persian Gulph 1809-1810’ (folios 3-28), containing a description of the n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1811-13 Mar 1834
Extent:
1 volume (539 folios)

1612. IOR/L/MAR/C/587, ff 533v-534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/587, ff 533v-534
Title:
A Map of the Oases of El Hasa
Scope & Content:
The map shows the oases of El Hasa [El Ahsa, Saudi Arabia], drawn during a journey into Arabia by Lieutenant J W Wybard in September-December 1832. The map indicates topography, hydrography, settlements and cultivation.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1832
Extent:
1 map

1613. IOR/L/MAR/C/887

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/887
Title:
List of Passengers, Mails and Packets to and from India
Scope & Content:
The file consists of letters regarding lists of passengers, mails and packets on board individual East India Company steam ships and vessels on different voyages from India, Suez or Aden, between 1838 and 1845. The main route is that taken from Bombay to Suez via the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1838-11 Sep 1845
Extent:
1 volume (126 folios)

1614. 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)

1615. IOR/L/MAR/C/901

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/901
Title:
Miscellaneous Marine Papers
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of various documents mostly relating to East India Company shipping. The documents include the following: Correspondence relating to surviving passengers who had been on board the shipwrecked Dutch East India Company ship Woestduyn, and various receipts for related expens...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
c 1723-c 1810
Extent:
1 volume (368 folios)

1616. IOR/L/MAR/C/909

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/909
Title:
Miscellaneous Papers.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a collection of miscellaneous East India Company (and India Office) papers on 'Marine' matters, including correspondence, memoranda, committee papers, minutes, lists, notes, and extracts. The papers cover: Indian Navy (IN) matters (including constitution and government of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1786-1860
Extent:
1 volume (187 folios)

1617. IOR/L/MIL/5/283

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/283
Title:
Prize and Batta Rolls: Persia 1856-1857
Scope & Content:
The volume contains nominal rolls of British and EIC [East India Company] troops’ unpaid shares, called battas (ff 21-46, ff 49-99, f 101, and ff 160-128) with copies of related correspondence. The troops were involved in a Persian expedition conducted by the EIC, and the related correspondence ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1860-20 Apr 1865
Extent:
1 volume (136 folios)

1618. IOR/L/MIL/5/284

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/284
Title:
Prize and Batta Rolls: Persia 1856-1857
Scope & Content:
The volume contains nominal rolls of the Bombay Marine’s unpaid or unadjusted shares for Persia and Mooltan [Multan] with copies of correspondence. The Rolls (ff 7-31, ff 38-39) also list personnel and vessels Principal correspondents include the Government of India’s Military Auditory General a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1855-9 Aug 1875
Extent:
1 volume (41 folios)

1619. IOR/L/MIL/5/512

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/512
Title:
Copy correspondence between the East India Company Court and the War Office on supplying field telegraph equipment to the forces in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copy correspondence between James Melvill, Secretary, East India Company, with the War Office, regarding procurement of two field telegraphs for shipment to Bombay and transmission to Bushire, the Headquarters of the Expedition force in the Persian Gulf (also spelled Gulph), u...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856-16 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

1620. IOR/L/MIL/5/741

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/741
Title:
'British Garrison of India after the War'
Scope & Content:
This file includes minutes and correspondence on the Interdepartmental Conference to discuss post-war extended service in India or Mesopotamia. Topics discussed include rates of pay, payments of bounties, furlough, and passages for family members. The file includes a printed minute 'Military De...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1918-10 Oct 1918
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

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