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31. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 189-190

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 189-190
Title:
Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Justin Sheil acknowledges the receipt of Samuel Hennell's despatch of 11 September 1850, no. 349, which concerned an act of piracy that was committed in 1845, on a boat belonging to Hajee Yacoob. Sheil asks Hennell if there was any particular reason why he did not make an application to Colonel F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1850
Extent:
2 folios

32. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 218-219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 218-219
Title:
Letter No. 449: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns arrangements for British officers to land at Bushire without being detained. Samuel Hennell refers to a recent incident involving Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the HC brig of war, Euphrates, who was detained by sirbaz [foot soldiers] upon his arrival at Bushire. Henn...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1850
Extent:
2 folios

33. IOR/R/15/1/144, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/144, f 6
Title:
Letter from Shariarjee Rustomjee, Bombay, to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter, Shariarjee Rustomjee, Bombay, writes to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, on the subject of his planned purchase of goods for sale at Bushire or some other market in Persia. He writes that he has appointed as his agent a national of Yezed and is appre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 folio

34. IOR/R/15/1/144, ff 8-9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/144, ff 8-9
Title:
Letter from Shariarjee Rustomjee, Bombay, to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter, Shariarjee Rustomjee, Bombay, writes to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, replying to Kemball’s letter dated 15 April 1854 and responding to Kemball’s advice on Rustomjee’s appointment of an agent to carry on his trade with Persia. Rustomjee states th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1854
Extent:
2 folios

35. IOR/R/15/1/125

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/125
Title:
Book No. 172 From January 1851 to September 1851
Scope & Content:
The volumes consists of original correspondence sent to and copies of letters sent from the Bushire Residency; the principal correspondents being Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay and Her Majesty's Consul at Muscat. The main subjects cover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1849-8 Mar 1852
Extent:
2 volumes (306 folios)

36. IOR/R/15/1/130

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/130
Title:
Vol 178 1852/53 Bahrain; Arabian Coast; Slave Trade; Muscat
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters sent outwards and letters received from the Residency in the Persian Gulf. Outgoing correspondence was sent by the Resident of the Persian Gulf, who was Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell until April 1852. After April 1852, the Resident was Captain Arnold Kemball, who ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1852-27 Dec 1852
Extent:

1 file in two volumes (122 items, 338 folios)

37. IOR/R/15/1/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/177
Title:
Vol 278 Slave Trade
Scope & Content:
The volume's correspondence and other papers document British officials' attempts to suppress the slave trade in the Gulf, and their procedures for dealing with liberated slaves. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Felix Jones), Henry ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
27 Apr 1858-16 Jan 1862
Extent:
1 volume (225 folios)

38. IOR/R/15/1/121, f 5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, f 5
Title:
Letter No. 6: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell encloses an abstract of occurrences in Shiraz and its vicinity during December 1849. The abstract, received from the Agent at Shiraz [Mirza Mahmood] discusses a number of appointments and punishments. It reports that Moollah Ahmed, a confidential attendant of the Prince, has been d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1850
Extent:
1 folio

39. IOR/R/15/1/121, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, f 6
Title:
Letter No. 14: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell refers to his earlier despatch, no. 403, dated 27 December 1849, which reported on the state of affairs in Bushire. This letter continues to report on affairs in Bushire. Hennell states that since the arrival at Bushire of Moollah Ahmed, the Moollah Bashee, confidence has been rest...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1850
Extent:
1 folio

40. IOR/R/15/1/121, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, f 16
Title:
Letter No. 56: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell reports that he has despatched to Shiraz a case of stationery for the use of Her Majesty's Mission at Tehran. Hennell states that the Agent at Shiraz has been instructed to forward the case to Tehran.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1850
Extent:

1 folio