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‘Persian Gulf. Notification issued by the Govt of India, regarding the incapability of Meerza Mahomed for being employed in the service of Govt – Vol: 4’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and the Government of India. It is the fourth in a series of five items. The item concerns a no...
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to a fine proposed to be levied from the Moonshee of the Bushire Residency for having lodged a complaint against an inhabitant of Bushire before the local authorities without the Resident’s knowledge or sanction.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IO...
‘Persian Gulf. Relative to the practice of blank bills of exchange being left signed by the Resident when processing on his annual tour.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the eleventh in a series of sixteen it...
‘Persian Gulf. Discovery, liberation and disposal of a Somali Girl who had been kidnapped from her own country and sold into slavery at Soor.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, memorandum, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 20 July 1854. The enclosures are dated 2 November 1853-July...
‘Persian Gulf. Slave Trade. Importation of slaves into Charrack and Kelat, and measures adopted to effect their liberation.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 20 July 1854. The enclosures are dated 5 November 1853-21 June 1854. It...
‘Muskat Latest intelligence from- and regarding a Gold watch presented by His Highness the Imam to the Acting Native Agent at-’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of furth...
‘Persian Gulf. Cursondass Nency – Complaining of the seizure of the cargo of his Bugla “Salamuttee” by the Agent of His Highness the Imam of Muscat- at Kishm’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of further enclosures...
‘Persian Gulf. Slave Trade Further proceedings relative to the two Slaves purchased at Lingah by a party of pilgrims, natives of Lucknow.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 28 August 1855. The enclosures are dated 22 November 1854-8 August 1855. The item r...
‘Persian Gulf. Agha Mohsin and Agha Ismael. Grant of a pension to the sisters of the late -.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 November 1855. The enclosures are dated 27 April 1854-30 May 1855. The correspo...
‘Bagdad. Memoir on the province of – by Commander F. Jones of the Indian Navy, and Surveyor in Mesopotamia.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 October 1855. The enclosures are dated 5 October 1854-5 October 1855. The corre...
