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261. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 7
Title:
Letter from Captain James Felix Jones I. N., Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commander William Balfour I. N., Senior Indian Naval Officer Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron Bassidore [Bāsaʽīdū]
Scope & Content:
Political Department Report No. 8 of 1860, this letter instructs Commander Balfour to call upon the Sheikhs [Shaikhs] of Bokha [Barkā’, Oman] and Himreeah [Hamriyah] to comply with the demands of Hajee Yacoob, Agent at Shargah [Sharjah].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1860
Extent:
1 folio

262. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 16
Title:
Letter No. 2508 of 1859 from Captain James Felix Jones, I. N., Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commander William Balfour, Senior Indian Naval Officer Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron, Bushire Roads
Scope & Content:
This letter requests that Balfour proceed to Bahrein [Bahrain] with the squadron. It encloses letters and translations for delivery there and requests Balfour give the matters therein his attention.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 folio

263. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 20
Title:
Letter from Captain James Felix Jones, I. N., Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Mahomed ben Ahmed in Sudeyree
Scope & Content:
This letter regards the actions of the Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain] and the Resident's resulting action regarding the maintenance of good order in the Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 folio

264. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 30
Title:
Letter No. 40 of 1860 from Captain James Felix Jones, I. N., Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commander William Balfour, Senior Indian Naval Officer Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron
Scope & Content:
This letter praises Balfour in matters at Bahrain involving local Sheikhs [Shaikhs] and dealings with Sheikh Ali, and commends Lieutenant Whish.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1860
Extent:
1 folio

265. IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 3-4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 3-4
Title:
Letter from James Felix Jones I. N. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Lacon Anderson Esquire, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
This Political Report, no. 61 of 1860, regards the conduct of the Sheikh [Shaikh] of the village of Bokha [Barkā’, Oman] towards his neighbours, the Joasmee [Qasimi] Arabs, and potentially destructive to maritime tranquillity. It discusses subsequent incurred fines and the means of their recovery...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1860
Extent:
2 folios

266. IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 8-9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 8-9
Title:
Translation Purport of a Letter from Hajee Yacoob, British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], to Captain James Felix Jones HM's I. N. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This letter, dated 2 Rejeb 1276/25 January 1860, describes an incident involving the foundering of a vessel containing three men, one slave, and the owner, Hullal ben Jama'a, a subject of Sheikh [Shaikh] Sultan ben Suggur [Suqr] near Bokha [Barkā’, Oman]. It outlines the subsequent actions of the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1860
Extent:
2 folios

267. IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 5-6

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IOR/R/15/1/119, ff 5-6
Title:
Letter no.107 of 1850 from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Scope & Content:
In the letter Hennell reports on rumours of the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee's [Thuwaini bin Said] intentions to attack Ra's al-Khaymah and Dubai by sea. Included in the letter is a translated enclosure of a letter from Hennell to His Highness Thuwaini bin Said, dated 18 March 1850, reminding t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1850
Extent:
2 folios

268. IOR/R/15/1/122, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, f 30
Title:
Letter from 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 of 26 August 1850. Hennell refers to a breach of the Maritime Truce by subjects of Sheik Mukhtoom [Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohal] of Debaye [Dubai]. The subjects are alleged to have seized a number of Aboothabee [Abu D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1850
Extent:
1 folio

269. IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 2-5v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 2-5v
Title:
Letter No. 1: 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 refers to Hennell's requisition, no. 305 of 1849, and informs Samuel Hennell of his recent movements. Porter explains that he has dispatched Messrs Lewis, Brown and Bennett on the commission to Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The letter goes on to relay information obtaine...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1850
Extent:
3 folios

270. IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 12-20v

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IOR/R/15/1/122, ff 12-20v
Title:
Letter No. 18: 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 acknowledges the receipt of Samuel Hennell's letter, no. 229, dated 19 June 1850, and gives details of how he has carried out Hennell's instructions and visited each port in turn. He reports on his meetings with the chiefs of the coast. Porter relays information obtained fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1850
Extent:
9 folios