Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, The Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a receipt for the supply of stationary, and informing that a considerable amount of the paper was damaged during the passage from Bombay.
Letter No. 74 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a translated copy of a letter addressed to the Imam of Muscat (Saʻīd bin Sulṭān) by Mohumed Ali Pasha [Muḥammad ‘Alī Bāshā], the present ruler of Egypt, dated 8 Shavel (16 May 1826(. The enclosed letter discusses the state of affairs of Toorky [Turkī ibn ʻAbd Allāh, Amir o...
Letter No. 2 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Charles Norris, Secretary to Government, General Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding the decision of the Government of Bombay regarding the exportation of Opium to Dutch settlements in India, and reporting that the Opium which was being shipped on board the Issy had been relanded at Bushire prior to its departure owing to concerns over the illegality of the traf...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Henry Wathen, Secretary to Government, Persian Department, Bombay
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Brief letter acknowledging receipt of a letter from the Governor in Council at Bombay (Mountstuart Elphinstone) to His Royal Highness the Prince of Shiraz (Ḥosayn-‘Alī Mīrzā) and informing of it having been immediately forwarded to its destination.
Letter No. 80 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a statement of expenses incurred in supporting Syed Humza of Johanna and his followers from 28 February 1826 onwards, and reporting that he had not yet received a response from the Government at Shiraz regarding the question of remuneration for Syed Humza's losses. The letter g...
Letter No. 82 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting that Shaikh Nassir [Nasir] son of Abdool Rusool Khan [‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], had along with his uncle Shaikh Hussein [Ḥusayn] taken refuge at the Residency and discussing the offers and pledges made to them by the current Governor of Bushire, Shaikh Ahmed [Aḥmad]. The letter cont...