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281. IOR/R/15/1/139, ff 8-9v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/139, ff 8-9v
Title:
Letter from William Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran, to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter, received 28 March 1853, William Taylour Thomson informs Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, that he has been presented to the Shah [Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh Qājār] as Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia. The recto of the second folio of this letter i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1853
Extent:
2 folios

282. IOR/R/15/1/123, f 37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/123, f 37
Title:
Letter No. 462 of 1850 from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report stating that Mirza Bakir, a Tufungdar (representative) of Feerooz Mirza (Firouz Mirza Nosrat ed-Dowleh) Governor of Fars, arrived in Bushire, acting in the capacity of a Mohussil for the implementation of more stringent measures in the suppression of the slave trade. Samue...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 folio

283. IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 9-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 9-11
Title:
Letter No. 60 of 1850 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the suppression of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf. The letter is a covering letter sent with an enclosed letter, itself with another letter as an enclosure. The enclosed letter (ff 10-11) is from A. Galloway and John Shepherd, East India House, London, to the Governmen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1850
Extent:
3 folios

284. IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 12-13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 12-13
Title:
Letter No. 179 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 report of a slave trading incident on the Muscat coast. The letter encloses translated extracts from a report received by the Government Agent at Muscat, Khojeh Hiskael [Khojah Hiskal], describing the detention of a bugla [buggalow] from Bahrain, under British colours at Muscat, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1850
Extent:
2 folios

285. IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 16-17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/123, ff 16-17
Title:
Letter No. 245 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 relates to the slave trade on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf, and contains a translated copy of a letter received from the Native Agent at Sharjah, Moollah Houssein [Mullā Husayn], dated 29 May 1850, reporting a marked increase in the slave trade to the Persian Gulf from Zanzibar ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1850
Extent:
2 folios

286. IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 1B-2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 1B-2
Title:
Letter No. 306: A Malcolm to Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter Mr Malcolm, a British merchant in Bushire, refers to a notification from Prince Feroze Mirza [Firouz Mirza], Governor of Shiraz, that he intends to take Bushire by assault and is allowing all those under British protection fifteen days to leave Bushire. Malcolm expresses his concer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1850
Extent:
2 folios

287. IOR/R/15/1/138, 85v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/138, 85v
Title:
Letter no.1729 of 1853 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a note that states that 'a copy of the above' (letter no.1728, folio 85) should be sent to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1853
Extent:
1 folio

288. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 3
Title:
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the British Envoy approves of the steps he has taken in order to avert hostilities between Shaikh Hussein and Mustofa Koolee Khan Serteep.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 folio

289. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 58

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 58
Title:
Letter No 371 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that a garrison transported for Karrack [Bandar-e Chārak] island has been sent back by Mirza Hassan Ally Khan, Governor of Bushire, as a result of their poor behaviour, and his fears over how they might treat the local inhabitants. It further mentions that Shaikh Nasir's w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1851
Extent:

1 folio

290. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 66
Title:
Letter No 410 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns the 'irregular seizure' of Shaikh Nasir's boat while in the employ of a British merchant. It reports that the Dureya Beggee and Mirza Hassan Ally Khan have called on the Resident to discuss the matter, as instructed by the authorities at Tehran.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1851
Extent:

1 folio