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1. IOR/R/15/1/1-118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1-118
Title:
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Scope & Content:
The records consist of correspondence received ('letters inward') and sent ('letters outward') by the Political Residency, Bushire. Much of the early correspondence is with the East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]; later with the Government of Bombay in its various departments, other Brit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1763-1849
Extent:
118 files and volumes

2. IOR/R/15/1/6-9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/6-9
Title:
Bushire Diaries
Scope & Content:
The first two volumes bear the original title 'Diary of the Proceedings of the Resident at the Honourable Company's Factory at Bushire'. The volumes consist of chronological diary entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vesse...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1803-1807
Extent:
4 volumes (612 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/38-118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/38-118
Title:
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence received and sent
Scope & Content:
The records consist of separate volumes of letters inward and outward; secret letters inward and outward; and 'native letters' inward and outward (also referred to as 'translation books': letters from Native Agents at Bahrain, Shiraz, Sharjah, Muscat, and elsewhere, and local rulers and official...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1826-1849
Extent:
81 files and volumes (7642 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/10-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10-37
Title:
Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain transcribed copies of letters received and sent by the Residency at Bushire, arranged separately in roughly annual volumes. There is almost complete coverage of both inward and outward correspondence for the years 1806-1826, but a number of volumes are incomplete. The corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1806-1826
Extent:
28 volumes (2757 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/1-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1-5
Title:
Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain copies of correspondence sent to and from the Residency at Bushire, which was established on 12 April 1763 following the conclusion of a trade agreement with the Shaikh of Bushire. The Residency went into temporary abeyance from 1769 to 1775, owing to a deterioration in both ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1763-1803
Extent:
5 volumes (516 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/14, f 15 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, f 15 2
Title:
Receipt of Payment
Scope & Content:
Receipt of payment regarding a claim made by William Smith of Calcutta [Kolkata] against Ahmed iben Seyf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1813
Extent:
1 folio

7. IOR/R/15/1/14, f 91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, f 91
Title:
Certificate of Payment of Port Charges
Scope & Content:
Certificate confirms that the commander and agents of the Ahmed Shah have paid all customary port charges.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1814
Extent:
1 folio

8. IOR/R/15/1/14, f 15 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, f 15 1
Title:
Receipt for a Bond
Scope & Content:
Bond relates to a claim made by William Smith of Calcutta [Kolkata] against Ahmed iben Seyf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1813
Extent:
1 folio

9. IOR/R/15/1/14, f 63v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, f 63v
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledges instructions that William Bruce afford every proper assistance and attention to Her Highness Nisser Begum upon her arrival at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1814
Extent:
1 folio

10. IOR/R/15/1/14, f 134v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/14, f 134v
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to John Kaye, Accountant General and Civil Auditor, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns the public accounts.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1814
Extent:
1 folio