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1031. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 24
Title:
Letter no.280 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to a recent case of shipwreck, plunder and murder at Jumail by Bahraini subjects. Jones writes that the suspected case of murder has turned out to be a drowning caused by the initial shipwreck.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1032. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 30
Title:
Letter no.132 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to a request received by the Shaikh of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for the Resident to assist in the recovery of a boat taken from the port by its nakhuda [captain] without the owner’s permission. Jones writes that the boat was recovered by the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Leng...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1033. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 67
Title:
Letter no.55 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the theft of cargo from a vessel at Sharjah. Jones writes that details of the incident were sent to Anderson in a letter dated 15 December 1855, and that further reports will be sent once Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, has completed his ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1034. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 158
Title:
Letter no.172 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to a truce in the hostilities between the Persian Government and the Imam of Muscat. Jones writes that reports have reached him that the two sides have reached an agreement, in which Muscat forces were to take possession of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] from Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1035. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 161
Title:
Letter no.220 of 1857 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Charles Murray, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is an apology for Jones’s inadvertent breaking of a sealed letter addressed to Murray, and a report on the arrival at Bushire of a warship belonging to the Imam of Muscat, understood to be carrying 15,000 dollars, bound for Tehran, as part of settlement between Persia and Muscat. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1036. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 210
Title:
Letter no.175 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to a slave imported to Ras al Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] from Africa by a Muscat vessel. Jones writes that the slave has requested to return to his country, and that he has been put on a vessel to Bombay for this purpose.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio

1037. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 34-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 34-50
Title:
Letter no.244 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to a raid by the former ruler of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] Saeed ben Tahnoon [Sa’id bin Tahnun] on Abu Dhabi, aided by the Joasmee [Qāsimī] chief Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. The following enclosures follow Jones’s letter: 1. Letter no.152 of 1856 (fol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1856
Extent:
17 folios

1038. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 93-94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 93-94
Title:
Letter no.192 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure is related to the theft of cargo from a shipwrecked vessel at Sharjah. Jones writes to state that he is inclined to disregard the recent testimonies obtained from the Chief Magistrate at Bombay, suggesting that the claims are “pure fabrication”. Jones also thinks tha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1856
Extent:
2 folios

1039. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 100-101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 100-101
Title:
Letter no.165 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to compensation to be paid for the plunder of cargo from a shipwrecked vessel at Sharjah. Jones writes that it has come to his attention that the inhabitants of Himireyah [Ḩamrīyah] were involved in the appropriation of cargo. Jones also discusses the estimates of the losses of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1856
Extent:
2 folios

1040. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 103-107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 103-107
Title:
Letter no.170 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to Jones’s recent tour of the Gulf. Jones’s letter focuses on discussion of the present conflict between Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] of Ras al Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah] and the tribes of Himreyah [Ḩamrīyah], in which the Resident holds little ho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1856
Extent:
7 folios