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1. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 40
Title:
Letter from 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:
Samuel Hennell acknowledges the receipt of John Patterson Porter's letter, no. 128, dated 31 October 1850, which included a copy of Captain Archibald MacDonald's report of his proceedings off Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], on the HC steam frigate Auckland. Hennell states that MacDonald's letter suggests...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 folio

2. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 42
Title:
Letter from 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:
Samuel Hennell requests that an accompanying bag containing 600 German crowns be forwarded by the HC steam frigate Auckland to Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the HC brig Euphrates, who is to be instructed to deliver the bag to the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], Moollah Houssein [Mulla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 folio

3. IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 6-7
Title:
Letter No. 5: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell issues the following instructions to John Patterson Porter: upon his arrival at Mohumrah [Khorramshahr], Porter should direct the HC schooner Mahi to proceed to Bahrein [Bahrain] with instructions for the Commander of the HC brig of war Euphrates to quit that station and return to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1850
Extent:
2 folios

4. IOR/R/15/1/122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122
Title:
Vol 166: 1850 Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains letters relating to the Indian Naval Squadron of the Persian Gulf. The three main correspondents are the following: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire; Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1850-6 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 volume, 22 items (50 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 8
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the HC Brig Euphrates, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
James Tronson relays information received from the Agent at Sharjah, Moolah Hussein [Mullah Husain], regarding the pirate, Saheil ben Ateish, and his boat. Apparently Saheil ben Ateish ran the boat into the cove known as Alladeid; he then left the boat there and went inland. Tronson states that t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1850
Extent:
1 folio

6. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 9
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the HC Brig Euphrates, Bushire Harbour, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
James Tronson reports that the HC brig Euphrates has arrived at Bushire from Bahrein [Bahrain]. Tronson states that nothing was known at Bahrein of the pirate, Saheil ben Ateish, further than what was stated in Tronson's letter of 29 January 1850. Tronson writes that it is supposed that the pirat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1850
Extent:
1 folio

7. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 29
Title:
Letter No. 330: 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:
Samuel Hennell acknowledges the receipt of John Patterson Porter's recent letter (see the previous item in this file) and expresses his approval of Lieutenant Frederick Erskine Manners's actions at Kateef [Al-Qaṭīf], stating that the surrender of the plundered property by the Kateef Government ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1850
Extent:
1 folio

8. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 35
Title:
Letter No. 379: 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:
Samuel Hennell requests that his enclosed letters (not included) be taken to the Island of Kenn [Qeys] and delivered to Sheik Moobaruck ben Abdoollah, Humood ben Mahomed and Ally ben Sultan. The letters warn against the dispatch of an expedition against [Bahrein] Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 folio

9. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 41
Title:
Letter No. 421: 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:
Samuel Hennell requests that the Commander of the HC sloop Clive be instructed to touch at Muscat on his voyage to Bombay, in order to deliver 300 German crowns to the Native Agent, Khojeh Hiskael [Khojah Hiskal]. Hennell further requests that the Commander obtain information from the Agent regar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 folio

10. IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 21-23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 21-23
Title:
Letter from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
John Patterson Porter forwards a copy of a letter, no. 6, dated 15 August 1850, from Lieutenant Frederick Erskine Manners, Commander of HC brigantine Tigris, to Porter. In the enclosure, Manners refers to Porter's letter, no. 83 of 1850. Manners states that he proceeded to Mohamerah [Khorramshahr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1850
Extent:
3 folios