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571. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 45v-46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 45v-46
Title:
Letter No. 70 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting on events at Bushire prior to his return there from his Arabian coast tour. The events included a revolution in the Government of Bushire, which resulted in Shaik Ahmed ben Khamis [Aḥmad bin Khamīs] taking power. The letter goes on to give background on the Shaikh who had for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1826
Extent:

2 folios

572. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 61v-66

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 61v-66
Title:
Letter No. 83 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a Ruckum received from His Royal Highness the Prince of Shiraz (Ḥosayn-‘Alī Mīrzā) and a letter from the Minister at Fars (Muḥammad Zakī Khān ) which have been forwarded for the notice of Government. The letter goes on to report on a visit to Shiraz made by Major Evan Jervis du...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1826
Extent:

6 folios

573. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 74v-78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 74v-78
Title:
Letter No. 89 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Imam of Muscat's negotiations with the Bussorah [Basra] Government and enclosing a letter to the Imam containing a detailed account of the proceedings of those negotiations. Colonel Stannus notes that the account of the proceedings includes references to the involvement of C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1826
Extent:

5 folios

574. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 80v-81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 80v-81
Title:
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Bussorah [Basra]
Scope & Content:
Letter forwarding a copy and translation of the report submitted by the Commander of the Imam's fleet to the Imam of Muscat, which made reference to a message which it was claimed was communicated to them during Captain Taylor's mediation between the Government of Muscat and the Government of Bu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1826
Extent:

1 folio

575. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 102v-103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 102v-103
Title:
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Henry Wood, Accountant General, Fort William
Scope & Content:
Letter forwarding an extract of register of the bills of exchange drawn by Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald in Colonel Stannus's favour on the Supreme Government, on account of the Mission to Persia. The extract from the register is enclosed with the letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1827
Extent:

2 folios

576. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 125v-139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 125v-139
Title:
Letter No. 8 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the state of order in Bushire and further outrages against the Residency by Shaik Hussein [Ḥusayn Khan] and his armed forces; the difficulties in attempting to communicate the situation to the Prince of Shiraz (Ḥosayn-‘Alī Mīrzā); confirmation of intelligence that the Prince was...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1827
Extent:

15 folios

577. IOR/R/15/1/43, ff 2-4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/43, ff 2-4
Title:
Letter No. 550 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain David Wilson, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter encloses a copy of letter no. 545 from William Newnham to the Envoy to the Court of Persia, dated 28 April 1827, regarding relations with the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1827
Extent:
3 folios

578. IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 25-32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 25-32
Title:
Letter No. 4262 from William Sprott Boyd, Acting Secretary, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is transmitting copies of a number of letters respecting Karrack [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] for the guidance of unknown recipients. The item has eight enclosures: 1. Letter from James Holland, Acting Deputy Quartermaster, Bombay to the Secretary to Government, Military Department, Bombay (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1839
Extent:
7 folios

579. IOR/R/15/1/38, f 63v 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/38, f 63v 2
Title:
Draft of a note from Major David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Shaikh Abdool Russool
Scope & Content:
The letter refers to a previous note and a future meeting.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1828
Extent:
1 folio

580. IOR/R/15/1/63, f 8v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/63, f 8v
Title:
First Page of a Letter No. 22 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 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:
5 Jun 1833
Extent:
1 folio