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‘Persian Gulf. Regarding the trade in slaves between Western India and the Persian Gulf Vol: 4’
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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; Major George LeGrand Jacob, Political Agent, Kutch [Kachchh]; Henry Bartle Frere, Commissioner...
Persia On the subject of Commercial transactions between British merchants and subjects of – Persia
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an excerpt of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 28 January 1854. The item relates to circular instructions sent by Lieutenant-Colonel J...
‘Persian Gulf Dismissal of Eliahu Shroff and the entertainment of Zahooda in his place.~’
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 28 April 1854, and found at IOR/F/4/2575/152543. It is the eleventh in a series of thirteen...
‘Sind Slave Trade Relative to the traffic in the- between India and the Persian Gulf.’
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of two Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 16 April 1855 and 28 August 1855. The enclosures are dated 4 March 1854-3 Mar...
‘Persian Gulf. The Acting Resident submits communications from Her Majesty’s Envoy in Persia relative to certain matters connected with the Persian Gulf on which discussions had taken place between the Residency and the Bushire Authorities.’
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 26 April 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of fur...
‘Persian Gulf. Regarding leave of absence to Assistant Surgeon McAlister, Civil Surgeon at Bushire.’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, memoranda, 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/4/2710/194511. The enclosures are dated 23 D...
‘Persian Gulf – Treaty of Peace between the authorities of Muscat and the Wahabee Lieutenant in Oman – aggressions of the Wahabees on the territories of the Imaum of Muscat – Vol: 4’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf;...
‘Persian Gulf. Dutch Schooner “Leenoo”. Detention of the - at Bushire in consequence of the death of her Master and Mates.’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the twelfth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents...
‘Persian Gulf. Table money on account of interpreter for Her Majesty’s Ship “Fox” on her voyage to the -’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood. The item concerns the amount of table money to be ...
'Persian Gulf, detention by the Chief of Ras el Khyma of a Bugla belonging to Sheik Saad bin Rashed'
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the thirty-ninth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspo...
