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3661. IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 110v-111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 110v-111
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Thanking him for his letter approving of the arrangements connected with the money transactions of the subsidy.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1826
Extent:

2 folios

3662. IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 111v-112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 111v-112
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the bills that Willock had drawn on the Residency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1826
Extent:

2 folios

3663. IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 124-125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 124-125
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf to Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Bussorah [Basra]
Scope & Content:
Stannus informs Taylor that the fleet of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd] had been ordered to proceed from Bushire to Bussorah [Basra] to enforce certain financial claims there, either by means of a blockade or a by a direct attack on the Turkish fleet or the town itself. This woul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1826
Extent:

2 folios

3664. IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 131-133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 131-133
Title:
Enclosures nos. 4-6 to Political Department letter no. 32 from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [IOR/R/15/1/36, ff 91v-97]
Scope & Content:
The enclosures are as follows: Enclosure no. 4: translation of a letter from Sultan Bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Sheikh of Shurga [Sharjah] to Stannus, dated 23 April 1826, asking Stannus for justice and the exaction of a blood fine following the killing of a member of one of his boats, and the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1826
Extent:

3 folios

3665. IOR/R/15/1/11, ff 33v-34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/11, ff 33v-34
Title:
Letter from James Morier, on board H M S Lion, to William Bruce Esquire
Scope & Content:
Letter from James Morier, on board H M S Lion, to William Bruce Esquire, requesting to pitch the tents left by General Malcolm for Sir Gore Ouseley's arrival at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1811
Extent:
2 folios

3666. IOR/R/15/1/25, f 74v 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/25, f 74v 2
Title:
Letter No 6 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, General Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that W A Willand of the artillery died on the 16 November 1822, having arrived at Bushire aboard the HC Cruizer Mercury.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1822
Extent:

1 folio

3667. IOR/R/15/1/35, ff 4-8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/35, ff 4-8
Title:
Letter no.18 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the death of the Shaikh of Bahrain, and the intentions of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id] to help the late Shaikh's sons take power, and his plans to seize the Bahrain islands for himself. Newnham's letter is a covering letter, enclosing copies, in English (f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1825
Extent:
5 folios

3668. IOR/R/15/1/35 ff 48v-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/35 ff 48v-50
Title:
Letter no.30 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report on current events on the Arab coast, including Stannus's discussions with Shaeikh Tahnoon [Tahnun bin Shakbut] of Abu Dhabi, and Shaikh Sooltan [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sharjah. Stannus also reports a case of plunder by a Sharjah vessel against a Bahrain vessel, and the recent...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1825
Extent:
3 folios

3669. IOR/R/15/1/23, f 40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/23, f 40
Title:
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
Scope & Content:
The letter is a reply to the Captain's letter of 9 August 1820 (ff. 29-39v). The letter expresses the Government of Bombay's approval and satisfaction with the successful removal of the garrison from Rasool Khyma [Raʼs al-Khaymah], along with its regret over the Captain's recent ill health.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1820
Extent:
1 folio

3670. IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 67-68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 67-68
Title:
Translation of a letter from Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muskat [Muscat] to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a translation of an account provided by the Imam of Muskat [Muscat] of the recent ill-fated expedition in Oman with the British, along with an account of the fate of the messenger sent to communicate with the Beni Boo Alee [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe prior to the commencement of hostilities.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1820
Extent:
2 folios