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921. 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

922. 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

923. 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

924. 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

925. 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

926. 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

927. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 83
Title:
Letter no.438 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 requests that Porter despatch one of his vessels to Bahrain, in order to recover the 900 crowns from the Bahrain chief, which he promised to pay on behalf of the chiefs of the Guttur [Qatar] coast (f 37).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1851
Extent:
1 folio

928. IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 17-18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 17-18
Title:
Letter no.308 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Hennell writes to Porter, informing him of the Bushire Assistant Surgeon James McAlister's grievances again him (f 15). Hennell quotes McAlister at length. The circumstances of the grievances relate to the drunken conduct at the Residency of one of Porter's men, and McAlister's request to Porter ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1851
Extent:
2 folios

929. IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 26-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 26-27
Title:
Primary audit on the return of coal recovered and expended on board the steam frigate Auckland between 8 July 1850 and 21 May 1851, with the explanation of the Officer commanding the Auckland annexed, with reference to his return of coal at Muscat from 1 September to 31 December 1851
Scope & Content:
Audit of coal, drawn up in response to a discrepancy of 10 tonnes being noted, where 80 tonnes of coal were loaded from the depot at Muscat, but only 70 tonnes brought to account on the Auckland's arrival in Bushire. The Commanding Officer of the Auckland states that the discrepancy can be accoun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
? 1851
Extent:

2 folios

930. IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 28-29
Title:
Letter no.5746 of 1851 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
A circular memo with instructions on how best to protect paper records from damage by insects. Malet states that boxes should be sponged with a strong solution of copper sulphate in water, and that they should be lined with common brown paper saturated in the same solution.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1851
Extent:
2 folios