Letter No 25 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 a communication, dated 24 March 1823, respecting captured boats received by the people of Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat. It notes that the Resident has written to the Imam on the matter.
Letter No 7 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, General Department, Bombay
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The letter is requesting that the Bushire Residency is furnished with copies of the principal books in Arabic and Persian published by the College at Fort William, Calcutta.
Letter No 26 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 reporting that the expected hostilities between Muscat and Persia have been avoided by a compromise; Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, has agreed to pay an annual rent to Fatḥ ‘Alī Shāh Qājār, the Shah of Persia, for the lands occupied by him on the Persian coast.
Letter No 27 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 informing the Bombay Government that the Resident has received a reply from Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr]. It reports that he has restored Shaikh Abdolla bin Rasched to Umal Guwyn, though notes that the Resident is not aware of the precise circumstances surrounding this. It ...
Letter No 30 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 concerns the subject of duties on horses traded by British subjects, and further explains the uncertainty surrounding what duties the authorities in Persia are entitled to levy on them.
Letter No 10 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, General Department, Bombay
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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a dispatch, while at the same time forwarding a dispatch from Major George Willock.
Letter No 3 of 1823 from John Macleod, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushere [Bushire] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
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The letter conveys suggestions from the Resident relating to improving the quality of the guard at the Residency, along with the issues the Resident considers to be causing problems for current recruits.
Letter No 34 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 concerns the boats captured at Rasel Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah] by Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson. Noting that the boats appear to have been offered by him as a free gift to Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, to spare them from being burnt.
Letter No 35 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 items sent from Bombay in response to an application from the Resident to meet his requirement to present diplomatic gifts in the course of his work.
Letter No 38 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 informing the Bombay Government that the Resident's letter to Hoosain Ali Merza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], reported in his letter of 2 July 1823 (see f 74v-75), has received a cold response from the Prince.
