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‘Persian Gulf. Overtures made by the Chief of Koweit to the Ruler of Bahrein for a reconciliation with his Grand Uncle, the Ex-Chief of that Island. Vol: 25’
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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resid...
‘Persian Gulf. Opposition offered by the Shaik of Mohumrah to the trade of British subjects with that Port – Vol: 40’
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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Residen...
‘Relative to the increase made to the salary of the Native Agent at Shiraz and annual presentation of a Khilat to that individual.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, despatches, 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, 14 October 1854. The Political Letter appears in IOR/F/4/2588/155269...
‘Persian Gulf Relative to the stranding of a Bugla under British colours on the coast of Sharga and its plunder by the people of that place.-’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 16 February 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside...
‘Persian Gulf. State of Affairs on the Arabian Coast of the – Vol: 39’
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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Residen...
‘Salary and allowances to Mr Rich as Resident at Bussorah and Bagdad.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, memoranda and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns the salary and allowances to be paid to Claudius James Rich, the Resident at Baghdad. The main subjects are: The pla...
‘Dispatch of Three Cruizers to the Persian Gulph [Gulf] for the Suppression of Pirates.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of Political Consultations and Political Letters sent to and from the Government of Bombay. The item relates to attacks on merchant ships by the Joasamee [Āl Qāsimī] and the numerous counterefforts made by the East India Company and others over several ...
‘Turkish Arabia. Application from the Political Agent at Bagdad for the services of an apothecary to assist the Civil Surgeon attached to the agency in the performance of his medical duties.’
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Taylor, Political Agent in Turk...
‘Persian Minister. Meerza Abdul Hussain Khan. Application for the continuance after his death, to his son, of a moiety of the pension enjoyed by him from the British Government.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 24 December 1845. The item relates to requests made to the ...
‘Aden. Return of the schooner “Mahi” from Berburra and intention of the Political Agent to despatch his Assistant to visit the elders of the contending parties on the Somali Coast.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 15 January 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302. The item relates to a repo...
