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1041. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 111-115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 111-115
Title:
Letter no.219 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enslosures relate to affairs on the Arab and Persian coasts of the Gulf, including the signing of a truce between the tribes of Himreyeh [Ḩamrīyah] and the brother of the Joasmee [Qāsimī] chief of Ra’s al-Khaymah. The letter includes the following enclosures: 1. The translate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1856
Extent:
5 folios

1042. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 118-119

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 118-119
Title:
Letter no.286 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure relate to a claim made by inhabitants of Koweit [Kuwait] against the Shaikh of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for the salvage of a boat. The enclosure is the translated extract of a letter (folio 119) from Hajee Yacoob [Hajjī Yaqoob], the British Agent at Sharjah, to Jones, d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1856
Extent:
2 folios

1043. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 129-132

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 129-132
Title:
Letter no.37 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosures relate to an act of piracy committed off the coast of Ra’s al Ḥadd in Oman, in which the vessel El Hamra was plundered and several of her crew murdered. Anderson requests that Jones institute enquiries into the incident, which occured in the Imam of Muscat’s territo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1856
Extent:
4 folios

1044. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 149-150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 149-150
Title:
Letter no.129 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is a covering letter, relating to the treatment of the owners of vessels flying British flags at Muscat. The enclosure is the translation of a letter (folio 150) from Jones to the Native Agent at Muscat, dated 22 March 1856, instructing the Native Agent that correspondence on such matt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1856
Extent:
2 folios

1045. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 181-182

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 181-182
Title:
Copy of letter no.4309 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Brigadier William Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the whereabouts of a Soor [Ṣūr] inhabitant charged with kidnapping a Somali girl, and believed to have moved to Aden in Yemen. Anderson requests Coghlan’s assistance in tracing and apprehending the man.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
Extent:
2 folios

1046. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 280-282

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 280-282
Title:
Letter no.333 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and its enclosure are a continuation of correspondence relating to the unauthorised seizure of two slaves by the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and their return to their owner at Jones’s instigation. The letter and enclosure are Jones’s response to the Government’s enquiry...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1856
Extent:
3 folios

1047. IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 283-286

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 283-286
Title:
Letter no.249 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter and enclosures relate to the capture by British naval officials of a presumably Turkish vessel found carrying twelve slaves. The enclosures are as follows: 1. Letter no.157 of 1856 (folio 284) from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, to Jones, dated ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1856
Extent:
4 folios

1048. IOR/R/15/1/124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/124
Title:
Vol 167: Miscellaneous Letters Inward and Outward
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters written and received by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, in 1850. Other correspondents include Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, and Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay. The topics covered in th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1850-18 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 volume, 7 items (18 folios)

1049. IOR/R/15/1/147

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/147
Title:
Book No. 200 from December 1854 to December 1855
Scope & Content:
The volumes consist of original correspondence sent to and copies of letters sent from the Bushire Residency; the principal correspondents being Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, followed by Captain James Felix Jones as Resident in the Persian Gulf at the time, the Assistant Resident in Charge, H...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1855-15 Dec 1855
Extent:
2 volumes (293 folios)

1050. IOR/R/15/1/148

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/148
Title:
Vol 201 1855/56 Persia: correspondence with Tehran; Squadron; General
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of official correspondence divided up into three sections as follows: 1) 1855/56 Residency, Persian Gulf, Persia (folios 1b-50): This section contains copies of correspondence regarding affairs in Persia between Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident in the Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1855-24 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 volume (80 folios)