Letter No. 39 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is requesting that a reply to a communication from Ali Ukbar Beg, Ghoolam Peshkhedmut of the Prince of Fars, addressed to the Governor of Bombay is sent to Hyderabad, as that is where Ali Ukbar Beg intends to be.
Letter No. 41 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter concerns the detention of Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd's (the Imam of Muscat) wife, and rumours that the Prince-Governor of Fars, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, has designs on Bussora [Basra].
Letter No. 20 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a translation of a letter received by the Resident from the Government Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], concerning the progress of the Wahabees [Wahhabi] in Arabia, and the murder of Shaikh Tahnoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān], Chief of the Beniyas [Bani Yas]; a copy of thi...
Letter No. 21 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter conveys the Resident's concerns respecting the current efficiency of the crews serving the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, and complains that the same ships are better manned when performing duties in other quarters; a solution to the problem is expressed within.
Letter No. 27 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter concerns the plunder of a Cutch Nowree (a small sea-going vessel) off Zanzibar, and an investigation to establish whether the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī] Shaikh, Sultan bin Sughur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], is responsible. It has one enclosure: the draft of a letter from the Resident to the Government...
Statements of Imports and Exports into the Port of Bushire for the Year 1832/33 and Abstract of a Report made by the Resident in the Persian Gulf in 1829/30
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A breakdown of the types of goods traded between Bushire and India in 1832/33. The goods in question are listed by the ship that imported/exported them, and their estimated value in Bombay rupees is provided. The statement of imports is located on folio 15, and the statement of exports on folio ...
Copy of a Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Perisan Gulf, Honourable Company's Sloop of War Amherst at Sea, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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In this letter, which is a true copy signed by Charles Norris, David Anderson Blane reports his departure from Muscat on leave of absence to the Presidency. He goes on to confirm the death of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Chief, Toorkee bin Saood [Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], and discusses the issue o...
Letter no 27 of 1843 from Justin Sheil, HM Chargé D’Affaires, Tehran to Colonel Robertson, Persian Gulf Resident
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Justin Sheil, the British Envoy to the Court of the Shah of Persia, acknowledges receipt of a letter from the Resident about the looted and neglected state of the public buildings on the Island of Karrack [Kharg] in the Persian Gulf. Justin Sheil informs the Resident that the Persian Government h...
Letter from the Commander of the Sloop Clive, at Bushire, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
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Letter from the Commander of the Sloop Clive, at Bushire, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, enclosing copy of a letter from the Commander of the Sloop Clive, at Muscat, to Captain Sir Robert Oliver RN Superintendent to the Indian Navy, 24 January 1846.
Letter from Justin Sheil, at the Camp near Tehran, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter from Justin Sheil, at the Camp near Tehran, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, requesting information on a Persian expedition against Bahrain.
