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801. IOR/G/29/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/24
Title:
Letters and Enclosures on Persia received from Bassora, 1799-1811
Scope & Content:
Originals and duplicates of correspondence, comprising secret letters, excerpts of reports, schedules, translated letters and transcripts in original languages (Ottoman Turkish and French), in 331 enclosures received from Bassora [Basra, Iraq] and addressed to the Secret Department. Papers relate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
13 Jan 1799-18 Dec 1811
Extent:
1 volume (767 folios)

802. IOR/G/29/25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25
Title:
Various Papers Relating to the Work and Activities of the East India Company in the Gulf of Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, reports, notes, and other papers relating to the work and activities of the East India Company (EIC) in the Gulf of Persia [also spelled as the Gulph]. The volume consists of thirteen items covering various subjects, including: The dispute between the EIC and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1600-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 volume (479 folios)

803. IOR/G/29/25, ff 1-6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 1-6
Title:
Correspondence of the East India Company with Lord Halifax
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with Lord Halifax [George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax], Secretary of State for the Northern Department, with an enclosed letter to Mr Henry Grenville, His Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]. The correspondence is concerned ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1764
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

804. IOR/G/29/25, ff 7-21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 7-21
Title:
Correspondence of the East India Company with the Levant Company
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with the Levant Company related to the right to trade at Bussorah [Basra, also spelled as Bussora]. The correspondence includes a copy of a letter to Mr Henry Grenville, His Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]; copies of extracts from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1600-7 Mar 1765
Extent:
1 item (15 folios)

805. IOR/G/29/25, ff 22-30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 22-30
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Trade in Mecca, Judda, Bussorah and Mocha
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with Lord Shelburne [William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne], Secretary of State for the Southern Department, related to the complaints of the Sheriff of Mecca [Sharīf of Mecca] with respect to the inhabitants of Mecca and Medina s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1763-10 Jan 1767
Extent:
1 item (9 folios)

806. IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 31-110
Title:
Correspondence Regarding the Naval Powers in the East Indies and the Gulph of Persia
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) related to the request of naval assistance for the Company in order to use against its maritime enemies in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes: A ‘Narrative of the Rise and Progress of the Troubles in the Gulph of Persia [Iran].’ The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1767-30 Aug 1769
Extent:
1 item (80 folios)

807. IOR/G/29/25, ff 111-142

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 111-142
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Company’s Affairs in India and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence related to the Company’s affairs in India and the Persian Gulf covering the following: The appointment of Sir John Lindsay as Commander-in-Chief of all the East India Company’s (EIC) ships, frigates and armed vessels in India The Treaty of Perpetual Friendship and Peace made ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1769-19 Apr 1770
Extent:
1 item (32 folios)

808. IOR/G/29/25, ff 143-152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 143-152
Title:
French Naval Activities in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Extracts of letters from William Digges Latouche, the East India Company’s (EIC) Resident at Bussorah [Basra], to the Company’s Court of Directors reporting on French activities in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. In particular, their capture of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat’s ship bound at Catiffe [Qatif...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1781-31 Jul 1784
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

809. IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from the East India Company’s Residents at Bussorah
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters and enclosures from the East India Company’s (EIC) Residents at Bussorah [Basra], William Digges Latouche and then later, Samuel Manesty, respectively, to the Court of Directors of the Company. The correspondence covers the following matters: Latouche reporting on settling the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1784-24 May 1785
Extent:
1 item (47 folios)

810. IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289
Title:
‘Report on the British Trade with Persia and Arabia.’
Scope & Content:
Extract of Bombay Commercial Consultations prepared by Charles Walking, the Secretary to the Court of Directors, in which he includes an enclosure from the Resident and joint Factor at Bussora [Basra] and from the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones respectively. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1790-22 Jan 1791
Extent:
1 item (90 folios)