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731. IOR/R/15/1/127 f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/127 f 30
Title:
Letter no.48 of 1851 from John Taylor, Agent at Basra, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Taylor reports that a number of boats from Soor [Sur] and Muscat, have tried to land fifty to sixty slaves in the region, first at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and then at a village called Perajie, for import into Ottoman territory.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1851
Extent:
1 folio

732. IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 4-5
Title:
Letter no.103 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Council of Persia
Scope & Content:
Hennell writes of his frustrations of Persia not being a signatory to any maritime slave trade suppression treaties with Great Britain, offering his own remarks on the subject to Sheil. He states that the best option for preventing slaves reaching Persia is to cut off the supply from Zanzibar and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1851
Extent:
2 folios

733. IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 6-15

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 6-15
Title:
Letter no.15 of 1851 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Covering letter with a number of enclosures: An extract of paragraph 2 from a despatch (f 7) from the Honourable Committee, dated 28 November 1850, which makes reference to a letter from Lord Palmerston of 27 November 1850 (f 8), relating to a conference held with the Portuguese Chargé d'Affaire...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Portuguese
Date Range:
17 Jan 1851
Extent:
10 folios

734. IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/127 ff 31-32
Title:
Letter no.348 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing the translation of a report from the British Agent at Sharjah [Mullā Husayn], to which Hennell draws Malet's attention to Hussein's recommendation of native interpreters being used on board British ships employed in the suppression of the slave trade. Hennell's letter finishes by...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1851
Extent:
2 folios

735. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 13
Title:
Letter no.288 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter in which Hennell writes that the Bushire civil surgeon, James McAlister, thinks he (Hennell) should quit the Persian Gulf in order to improve the state of his health. Hennell writes for guidance from the Government of Bombay, requesting that arrangements be made for him to take the next st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1851
Extent:
1 folio

736. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 14
Title:
Letter no.4743 of 1851 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter from Malet in reply to Hennell's letter regarding the state of his health and desire to quit Bushire (folio 13). Malet responds that, if other arrangements for taking over the Residency cannot be made before Hennell leaves his post, the Residency should be left in charge of Commodore Porte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1851
Extent:
1 folio

737. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 41
Title:
Letter no.1 of 1851 from Lt James Tronson, Honourable Company's brig Euphrates, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Tronson writes to report that he has landed at Sharjah and given Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] the Resident's letter as directed. Tronson continues that the Sultan could not give him a boat as requested by the Resident, but did offer him a pilot to escort him to al Bidda. Tronson talks of h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1851
Extent:
1 folio

738. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 44
Title:
Letter no.110 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Officer of the Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Hennell reports to Porter that a Kishm [Qeshm] vessel carrying Indian pilgrims was shipwrecked in a storm near Mussendum [Musandam], and that the passengers' belongings were plundered by the inhabitants of Koomzar [Kumzar]. Hennell requests that Porter arrange for enquiries be made into the plund...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1851
Extent:
1 folio

739. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 55
Title:
Letter no.233 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Hennell writes that he has received news that members of the Uttoobee ['Utūb] tribe from Kenn [Kish] Island, have broken the ruler of Bahrain's blockade of the harbour at Kateef [al-Qatif]. Hennell continues that this action took place against British injunctions, and requests Porter to capture a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 folio

740. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 62
Title:
Letter no.256 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Hennell writes of his pleasure in reading of Porter's news of a peace agreement between the Ameer [Amir] of Nedjd [Najd] and the Sheikh of Bahrain, as described in his previous letter (f 60-61). Hennell writes that if the blockade of al-Qatif harbour has been lifted, the British vessels Euphrates...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1851
Extent:
1 folio