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441. IOR/R/15/1/137, ff 18-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/137, ff 18-20
Title:
Letter no.165 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter contains a report by Kemball on the opium trade in the Gulf, with information on the key points of export from Persia to Muscat: Bushire, Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; importance of Muscat as an entrepôt; estimated quantities by weight of opium exported e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
Extent:

3 folios

442. IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 253-254

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 253-254
Title:
Office Memorandum no.778 of 1854 from the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The memorandum is a request to the Resident in the Persian Gulf to furnish the Government with information about the principal dominions under his jurisdiction. Enclosed with the memorandum is a list (folio 254) of information required by the Government. The list consists of eighteen points, and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1854
Extent:
2 folios

443. IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 10-11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 10-11
Title:
Letter No. 3334: J G Lumsden, Secretary to Government at Bombay, to Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter, received 6 December 1850, Lumsden transmits a copy of a printed notification, issued 22 August 1850 by the Bombay Government, which announces the death on 8 July 1850 of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The notification includes directions on mourning.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1850
Extent:
2 folios

444. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 15
Title:
Letter No 6556 of 1850 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident (No 39, dated 19 October 1850) concerning the detention of a Bahrain Ghaucha by the Governor of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Shaikh Saeed ben Guzeeb; the Ghaucha had been seized by members of the Monasir tribe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1850
Extent:

1 folio

445. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 57
Title:
Letter No 363 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 the fort and island of Karrack [Bandar-e Chārak] have been taken by the troops of the Dwrya Beggee; it describes how the island was taken by complete surprise. It notes that Shaikh Houssein and his family has fled the island with the son of Shaikh Nasir; the Resident ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1851
Extent:

1 folio

446. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 67
Title:
Letter No 418 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 Mowlah Beg – the Mohussil despatched to escort Hajee Abdool Mahomed, Mullikoo Tujjar, to Tehran – has been unavoidably detained at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1851
Extent:

1 folio

447. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 68
Title:
Letter No 419 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 Mahomed Haskim Khan was attacked while engaged in the siege of Fort Hurrum in Lar [Lār] by Bakir Marmaee, and defeated. It further reports that Mirza Hadee Khan of Jehramee has in consequence been subjected to torture to force him be pay out a large sum of money; it i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1851
Extent:

1 folio

448. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 19-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 19-20
Title:
Letter No 55 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 on the state of Southern Persia, which is described as being largely tranquil; the exceptions being Lar [Lār], and parts of Behbehan [Behbehān]. It is reported that Khoda Kurrum Khan and Khuleel Khan continue to defy the authority of Abbas Khan Sirdan. It mentions that M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

449. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 21-22
Title:
Letter No 64 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 Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Chief of the Joasmee tribe [Quwāsim], has broken a promise he made to the Resident; it notes that Sultan ben Suggur had promised not to send troops to the aid of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] under the guise of evacuating women ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1851
Extent:

2 folios

450. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 32-33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 32-33
Title:
Letter (Office: No 99 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 reports on the Feerooz Merza's – the Prince of Fars Province – visit to Bushire, which he departed on 8 April 1851. It notes that throughout the visit the Prince has maintained that the principal object of his visit is the collection of revenue, and the suppression of robberies; the R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1851
Extent:

2 folios