Letter no.5316 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter and its enclosures relate to the introduction of registers to Arab and Persian trading vessels visiting the port of Kurrachee [Karāchi]. Malet acknowledges receipt of Kemball’s earlier letters and encloses a number of items, as follows: Letter no.870 of 1853 (folios 37-38), a report f...
Letter no.765 from the Marine Department, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, sending Kemball an extract from a letter (folio 176) from the acting native agent at Muscat, dated 11 March 1853. The extract relates to repairs which are required to be made to the coal magazine at Muscat. The acting agent refers to the 'dangerous state' of the b...
Letter No. 10: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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This letter concerns the right of a man named Mr Malcolm to complete the building of his house in Bushire, which had been unjustifiably denied by the Dureya Beggee [Governor of Bushire]. Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, informs Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipoten...
Office Memorandum no.3558 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The memorandum is a reminder to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, that a reply is overdue to the Chief Secretary Arthur Malet’s circular, dated 17 February 1854.
Letter Office No. 99 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Augustus Murray, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
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The letter is reporting the arrival of Hajee Kuwaumool Moolk from Shiraz on 11 March 1856. It also reports on the progress of work on Bushire's fortifications, and the number of troops currently stationed there. It is also enclosing a number of letters (detailed in the margin), but these are no...
Letter General No. 185 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Richard W Stevens, HM Consul at Tehran
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The letter concerns the recovery of a property (possibly located in Bushire) by a 'British protégé'. It references applications made to Hajee Abdul Mahamed, Malik Ool Tajar and the Dureya Beggee, Governor of Bushire. It is mentioned that there is an issue with the 'British protégé' being absent, ...
Letter General No. 221 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Richard W Stevens, HM Consul at Tehran
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The letter concerns a reply from Hajee Abdul Mahamed, Melik ool Toojjar, to the Sadr-i-Azem; the precise content of the letter is not discussed, but it relates to presents sent by Syed Saeed [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], the Imam of Muscat to the late Syed Mustuffa.
Letter General No. 269 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Richard W Stevens, HM Consul at Tehran
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The letter is reporting the arrival of the Steam Frigate Assaye at Bushire, and forwarding a cloth packet (not present) delivered by that vessel. Enclosed with the letter is a communication from Syed Saeed [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], the Imam of Muscat to Captain Jones dated 18 August 1856. Th...
Letter No. 58 of 1856 from Henry Bartle Edward Frere, Commissioner in Sind, General Department to James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is enclosing an abstract of correspondence relating to an extension of telegraphic communications from the Punjab to Kurrachee [Karāchi]. The abstract outlines the administrative process that the proposal has gone through, and the benefits of an extension. It further contains another ...
Letter No. 108 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Mr Rodger, Clerk in Charge Comet
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The letter is addressing accounting issues for fuel (wood) consumed by the Nitocus and Comet; the difference between green and dry weight, and calculations for the rate of fuel consumption have caused problems. It further explains that the cost of a new contract made by the Resident with the fi...
