Letter No 55 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Shiraz to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter concerns the supposed rejection of a gift from the Resident by Hadgee Zarat Khan. It explains that he is claiming that his opinion of the gift was misrepresented by Meerza Ali Ackbar; it notes that the Resident is not convinced by this claim, and instead believes that he regrets giving...
Letter No 65 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that none of the commanders of the HC Cruizers in the Persian Gulf have been furnished with copies of the late surveys of the area. It requests that this is rectified, and that information from the survey currently under way is placed within their imm...
Letter No 66 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is reporting that the Resident arrived at Muscat on 26 November 1824, and that he has made the trip as a result of disturbances among the tribes of the Arabian coast. The extent of these disturbances was conveyed to the Resident in a report by Captain George Brown Walker, Commander of...
Letter No 67 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter concerns a 'piratical boat' from Sharga [Sharjah], which belongs to the Mehra tribe. It has evaded British sanction as a result of possessing a 'pass port' from Captain Moorsum, Commander of HMS Ariadne (see ff 9-13). It is noted that the boat in question is currently at Muttra [Maṭra...
Letter to Captain Hardy, Commanding the Honourable Company's Cruizer Hastings and late Acting Resident at Bushire, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter enclosing an extract from a letter [not in the file] received at the Residency from John Wedderburn, Accountant General. Stannus states that the letter gives details of a balance of 3472.2.65 (in rupees, annas and pies) due to the Residency by Hardy. Stannus reque...
Partial letter to an unknown recipient, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is severely truncated, probably as a result of the weeding and refiling that took place in 1955, to reduce three volumes to the present volume. The content of the letter is unclear.
Letter to John Wedderburn, Accountant General in Bombay, from Robert Money, Assistant to the Resident
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing three abstracts from the assistant surgeon at the Residency, for the Resident's disbursements, totalling 599 rupees, sent by Money in the present absence of Stannus from the Residency.
Letter to John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor in Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter concerns the finances of the Residency, and forwards to the civil auditor the cash account for the Residency, with several vouchers (not included in the file), for the quarter ending 31 October 1825.
Letter to J. W. Walker, Persian Secretary to the Government in Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter concerns diplomatic relations between Bombay and Persia. Stannus writes to Walker, enclosing a letter (not included in the file) from the Prince of Shiraz, which commends Meer Gool Mahomed Padohah Khan, son of the Amin of Kooghan, to the Resident's good offices, and requests an introd...
