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391. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 111v-112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 111v-112
Title:
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Brief letter forwarding a register for a set of bills of exchange drawn on the Bombay Government to meet the demands of the Residency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1827
Extent:

2 folios

392. IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 6-8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 6-8
Title:
Letter No 1283 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire
Scope & Content:
William Newnham encloses an original letter, dated 20 October 1826, from the Governor of Bombay for delivery to the Shaik of Bushire, Abdoor Russool Khan [‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] with copies in Persian and English for the Resident's information.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
23 Nov 1826
Extent:

3 folios

393. IOR/R/15/1/49, ff 11-18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/49, ff 11-18
Title:
Letter No. 448: William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, transmits an original letter, dated 16 April 1829, from the Governor of Bombay, Sir John Malcolm, to His Highness the Imaum of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imam of Muscat] along with copies in English and Arabic,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1829
Extent:
8 folios

394. IOR/R/15/1/55, f 18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/55, f 18
Title:
Letter from William Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter approves of the position taken by the Resident in relation to a communication sent by Sultan bin Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī], with no information as to what the position is. Instructions are given to abstain from getting involved in any disputes that are likely to arise along t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1830
Extent:
1 folio

395. IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 1A-2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 1A-2
Title:
Letter to Major David Wilson, Political Resident in the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia, from William Sowden Collinson, Commander of Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter is a status update, arranged in six numbered paragraphs. It details the journey of HMS Challenger to Muskat [Muscat] on 9 September 1830. It also describes the difficult passage of the Elphinstone from Bombay, including an unscheduled stop at the Seychelle Islands. Difficulties experi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1830
Extent:
2 folios

396. IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 34-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 34-37
Title:
Letter from William Sowden Collinson, Commodore of the Indian Navy, at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū], to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter gives an update on ship movements in the Gulf, namely that of the Clive, Coote, Euphrates, and Ternate. It reports that there do not seem to be new fortifications at Rasul-Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], and that things are generally quiet along the Arabian side of the Gulf, adding that the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1830
Extent:

4 folios

397. IOR/R/15/1/57, f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/57, f 8
Title:
Letter No.742 [Political Department] from John Bax, Secretary to the Bombay Government, to the Assistant in Charge of the Residency of the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of a letter dated 24 March 1831, which enclosed a translated excerpt of a letter from the Imam of Muscat, announcing the renewal of hostilities between himself and his relation the Governor of Sohār. Bax requests that his recipient intercede to settle the dispute.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1831
Extent:
1 folio

398. IOR/R/15/1/57, ff 1-2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/57, ff 1-2
Title:
Letter No. 512, from John Bax, Secretary to the Bombay Government, to Lieutenant Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to interim arrangements put in place during the revision of shipping laws. The author reports that vessels proceeding to the Persian Gulf no longer require licences from the Government of India. In addition, the commanders of vessels entering Arabian and Persian ports are requ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1831
Extent:
2 folios

399. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 3v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 3v
Title:
Letter No. 16 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding extracts from letters received from the Government Agent at Shiraz; copies of these extracts have not been included in this volume. The letter has been crossed out with a large X from top to bottom.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1833
Extent:
1 folio

400. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 9 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 9 1
Title:
Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is placing an unnamed vessel at the Commanders disposal for the purpose of conveying a packet to Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1833
Extent:
1 folio