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Place Mocha, Arabian Peninsula

111. IOR/L/PS/18/B209

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B209
Title:
Abstract of Correspondence and Memorandum respecting the Yemen
Scope & Content:
The file contains an account given on the control and occupation of Yemen from June 1832 onwards. It covers the rebellion of Toorche Bilmer; the acquisition of Mocha by Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt; the intentions of Mehemet Ali towards Aden, Muscat, and Baghdad; relations with the British Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1873
Extent:

1 file (12 folios)

112. IOR Neg 11606-36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 11606-36
Title:
Sir Robert Cowan papers.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and account books of Sir Robert Cowan, free merchant at Bombay 1719, Chief of the Factory at Goa 1720, Chief at Mocha 1724, Governor of Bombay 1729-34.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1719-1741
Extent:
31 reels

113. IOR Neg 11689

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 11689
Title:
William Bruce papers.
Scope & Content:
Diary of Capt William Bruce, Resident at Bushire 1808-22, of his mission to the Imam of Senna at Mocha, including copies of official correspondence.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1820-1821
Extent:
1 reel

114. Mss Eur B420

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B420
Title:
Charles Besly Gribble papers.
Scope & Content:
Commonplace book of Capt Charles Besly Gribble (b 1774), East India Company maritime service 1788-1828, including an account of his interview with Napoleon, 1816; transcript of account by his son Capt Henry Gribble (b 1804), East India Company maritime service 1818-33, businessman, of his voyage ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1815-1840
Extent:
2 volumes

115. Mss Eur C382

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C382
Title:
Thomas Huskisson papers.
Scope & Content:
Typescript copy of memoir, dated 1836, of Capt Thomas Huskisson (1784-1844), Royal Navy 1800-1844, describing his life in the Navy, including details of voyages to Egypt, Calcutta and Madras, and an eye-witness account of the Battle of Trafalgar 1805.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1800-1808
Extent:
1 volume

116. Mss Eur E2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E2
Title:
Joseph Cotton; James Scott; George Millett papers.
Scope & Content:
This is a composite volume including: Diary, dated 5 Apr-11 Aug 1800, of a stay at Mocha (possibly by the surgeon of H.M.S. `Leopard'), containing details of Arab customs including sex and marriage. Was J787. Drawing of the monumental obelisk at Patna. Was K18. `Remarks concerning the Tides',...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

117. Mss Eur F110

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F110
Title:
Papers of John Pybus, East India Company servant, Madras 1742-68, member of Madras Council 1768
Scope & Content:
Papers of John Pybus, East India Company servant, Madras 1742-68, member of Madras Council 1768, including journal and report on his mission to the King of Kandy 1762; correspondence with Thomas Kelsall and others; volume of accounts, and notes on coins, weights and measures, commodities, and con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1756-1797
Extent:
12 items