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501. IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 12-23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 12-23
Title:
Letter No 1420 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]
Scope & Content:
William Newnham tansmits a copy of a letter from a person representing himself as belonging to His Majesty's Ship Martin, left in a distressed situation at Siuee [Siyu?], a place on the East Coast of Africa, together with translations of letters received from the chiefs of that and neighbouring ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1826
Extent:

12 folios

502. IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 29-30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 29-30
Title:
Letter No 357 of 1827 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]
Scope & Content:
This letter refers to William Newnham's letter dated 22 February and transmits an original letter from the Governor of Bombay to Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī, the ruler of Sharjah] together with English and Arabic copies for the Resident's information. Only the Arabic copy is enc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1827
Extent:

2 folios

503. IOR/R/15/1/55, f 33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/55, f 33
Title:
Letter from Willam Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is a request for the eggs of the silk worm and seeds of various plants thought to be likely to thrive in western India and believed to be easily procurable in Persia. Instructions are given for how to pack and transport them.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1830
Extent:

1 folio

504. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 1
Title:
Letter No. 13 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Richard Clerk, Acting Chief Secretary to Government of Fort Saint George, Political Department, Madras
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter enclosing a copy of a communication from the British Envoy to the Court of Persia, dated 9 February 1832. A copy of the original enclosure is not included in the volume. The letter has been crossed through in blue pencil.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1833
Extent:
1 folio

505. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 5v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 5v
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 (acting on the behalf of the Shaikh of Mohumra) is requesting the release of prisoners who are currently being held by the Commander for trespass. The letter has been marked with a large blue cross from top to bottom.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1833
Extent:
1 folio

506. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 1
Title:
Letter No. 28 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 an Arabic letter received from the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī] Shaikh, Sultan bin Sughur [Sulṭān bin Saqr]; a copy of this enclosure is not included in this volume.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1833
Extent:
1 folio

507. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 2
Title:
First Page of a Letter from [David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf], at Bushire, to Major Hicks, Commander of the Marine Battalion, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is truncated, possibly as a result of weeding, which means that most of the letter is missing; the author is not specified but is in all likelihood David Anderson Blane. There is not enough content left to make out the letter's subject.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1833
Extent:
1 folio

508. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 13v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 13v
Title:
Letter No. 39 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 requesting that a reply to a communication from Ali Ukbar Beg, Ghoolam Peshkhedmut of the Prince of Fars, addressed to the Governor of Bombay is sent to Hyderabad, as that is where Ali Ukbar Beg intends to be.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1833
Extent:
1 folio

509. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 14v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 14v
Title:
Letter No. 41 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 concerns the detention of Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd's (the Imam of Muscat) wife, and rumours that the Prince-Governor of Fars, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, has designs on Bussora [Basra].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1833
Extent:
1 folio

510. IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 6-7
Title:
Letter No. 20 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 a translation of a letter received by the Resident from the Government Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], concerning the progress of the Wahabees [Wahhabi] in Arabia, and the murder of Shaikh Tahnoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān], Chief of the Beniyas [Bani Yas]; a copy of thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1833
Extent:
2 folios