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51112. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 40v-41
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 40v-41
- Title:
- Letter No. 66 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, on board HC Cruizer Clive, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- Letter reporting that the Imam of Muscat had intimated, in conversation, his intention to blockade the port of Bussorah [Basra] as his negotiations with the authorities there had failed to 'do him justice'. The letter also states that the Imam had agreed to give notice of his intentions, should ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Oct 1826
- Extent:
-
2 folios
51113. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 41v-43
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 41v-43
- Title:
- Letter No. 67 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, on board HC Cruizer Clive, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- Letter reporting on his trip to the Arabian Coast to attempt to resolve the issues arising from the Sooeedan [Sūwaydān] tribe's refusal to abandon their settlement at Derah [Dayrah]. The letter includes report of a conversation with Shaikh Sooltan ben Sugger [Sultan bin Saqr] who had taken up r...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Oct 1826
- Extent:
-
3 folios
51114. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 52v-54
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 52v-54
- Title:
- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to the Court of Persia
- Scope & Content:
- Letter regarding the response of His Majesty (Fath ʻAlī Shāh) to the insulting conduct which the Shiraz Government had shown to the Bushire Residency, and thanking Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonald for his involvement in the matter. The letter concludes by informing him that the Royal Firman had b...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 28 Nov 1826
- Extent:
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3 folios
51115. IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 83v-87
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 83v-87
- Title:
- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to the Court of Persia
- Scope & Content:
- Letter regarding news from the Native Agent at Shiraz (Mirza ‘Alī Akbar) that packets being forwarded to Lieutenant Colonel Macdonald had been detained at the Customs House in Shiraz, and Colonel Stannus's belief that their detention was intended as an insult and demonstration that friendly rela...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1 Jan 1827
- Extent:
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5 folios
51116. IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 2-21
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/86, ff 2-21
- Title:
- Letter No. 700 of 1839 from Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson, Chief Engineer at Bombay, and Lieutenant-Colonel George Moore, Member of the Military Board, Bombay, to Sir James Rivett Carnac, Baronet, Governor and President in Council, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is forwarding a report (detailed below) sent by the officer commanding the British force occupying Kharg [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye]. It makes recommendations concerning the extent the proposals should be followed pending a decision on how long the British intend to remain on the island, and ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 14 Sep 1839
- Extent:
- 17 folios
51117. IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 10-11
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/124, ff 10-11
- Title:
- Letter No. 3334: J G Lumsden, Secretary to Government at Bombay, to Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire
- Scope & Content:
- In this letter, received 6 December 1850, Lumsden transmits a copy of a printed notification, issued 22 August 1850 by the Bombay Government, which announces the death on 8 July 1850 of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The notification includes directions on mourning.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Aug 1850
- Extent:
- 2 folios
51118. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 15
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/126, f 15
- Title:
- Letter No 6556 of 1850 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident (No 39, dated 19 October 1850) concerning the detention of a Bahrain Ghaucha by the Governor of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Shaikh Saeed ben Guzeeb; the Ghaucha had been seized by members of the Monasir tribe.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 16 Dec 1850
- Extent:
-
1 folio
51119. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 57
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/126, f 57
- Title:
- Letter No 363 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is reporting that the fort and island of Karrack [Bandar-e Chārak] have been taken by the troops of the Dwrya Beggee; it describes how the island was taken by complete surprise. It notes that Shaikh Houssein and his family has fled the island with the son of Shaikh Nasir; the Resident ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13 Nov 1851
- Extent:
-
1 folio
51120. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 67
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/126, f 67
- Title:
- Letter No 418 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is reporting that Mowlah Beg – the Mohussil despatched to escort Hajee Abdool Mahomed, Mullikoo Tujjar, to Tehran – has been unavoidably detained at Bushire.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 Dec 1851
- Extent:
-
1 folio



