Letter No 561 of 1823 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulph [Persian Gulf]
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The letter is informing the Resident that the Chief Secretary will dispatch all necessary information on the Beni Boo Ali tribe [Banī Bū ‘Alī] as soon as possible; the records of the late Political Agency at Kishm [Qeshm] are considered to be defective. It further urges the Resident that the Be...
Letter No 1056A of 1823 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain John Macleod, Resident in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
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The letter is enclosing copies of a number of treaties negotiated with the King of Persia. There are five enclosures: 1 - Translation of a firmaun [firman] from Futteh Alli Shauh [Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār], King of Persia, with annexed treaty dated December/January 1800/01, ff 20-28. The firmaun c...
Letter No 1379 of 1823 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
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The letter is enclosing a translation of a communication from Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, addressed to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, dated 14 November 1823. The enclosed communication indicates that the Imam has restored the Beni-boo-Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] Arabs t...
Letter No 5 of 1822 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is requesting instructions concerning when a new distribution system is to be introduced for pension payments for the widows of the late Mahomed Hussien Khan.
Letter No 13 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has received word from Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, that Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] has commenced the construction of a fort at Rassel Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah]. It is noted that the Resident is sceptical of...
Letter No 16 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) from the Resident at Bussorah [Basra]. It notes that the Bussorah Resident has requested the presence of a ship to protect trade and the Residency. Therefore, John Macleod has requested that a cruizer is dispatched to Bussorah whenever one can be...
Letter No 18 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of the instructions of the Bombay Government, dated 17 February 1823, respecting the Beniboo Ali Arabs [Banī Bū ‘Alī]. In response, it states that the Resident is ignorant of the tribe's recent history (which led them to becoming prisoners of the British) a...
Letter No 19 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter outlines Persian efforts to expel Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, from Bundar Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and Kishm [Qeshm]. These efforts include enlisting the services of Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr]. It provides intelligence concerning two messagers that Zackee K...
Letter No 20 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding packets and dispatches (not present) received from Bussora [Basra]. It also notes that Captain Wilkins and Mr Ritchie are proceeding to Bombay aboard the same vessel.
Letter No 23 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing a communication the Resident has received from Captain Frederick Faithfull (not present), along with his reply (also not present). It notes that the lack of new instructions from the Bombay Government has restricted how explicit the Resident has been able to be in indicati...
