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51. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 200-203

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 200-203
Title:
Letter No. 429: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell reports that Moostufa Kooly Khan, Sirteep, has arrived at Resheer, a village about five miles from Bushire, accompanied by about 400 sirbaz [foot soldiers], two guns and fifty horses. Hennell states that he is under the impression that Moostufa Kooly Khan has been given secret orde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1850
Extent:
4 folios

52. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 207-208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 207-208
Title:
Letter No. 440A: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns Sheik Houssein's appeal for Samuel Hennell to be present at a meeting between the Sheik and the Sirteep, Moostufa Kooly Khan, on board the HC steam frigate Auckland. Hennell reports that he is prepared to obtain Commodore John Patterson Porter's consent for the Sheik and the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1850
Extent:
2 folios

53. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 210-213

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 210-213
Title:
Letter from is Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Justin Sheil refers to Samuel Hennell's despatch of 15 October 1850, letter no. 382 (see ff.162-168), which concerned the disturbed state of Bushire. Sheil states that he brought the contents of this despatch to the attention of the Persian Minister [Mīrzā Taqī Khān, known as Amir Kabir], togethe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1850
Extent:
4 folios

54. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 214-215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 214-215
Title:
Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Justin Sheil refers both to Samuel Hennell's despatch of 21 April 1850, no. 159, which concerned an act of piracy committed by the Chief of Nabend, and Sheil's reply to that letter, dated 11 June 1850, which advised Hennell to consider the permission formerly given by the Governor of Fars [Firou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1850
Extent:
2 folios

55. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 220-221

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 220-221
Title:
Letter No. 451: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell acknowledges the receipt of Justin Sheil's despatch of 14 November 1850, in which Sheil referred to an act of piracy committed on a Congoon [Kangān] boat by the people of the Chief of Nabend, and asked Hennell what steps he had taken regarding this matter. Hennell states that as he...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1850
Extent:
2 folios

56. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 43-45

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 43-45
Title:
Letter No. 90: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Perisan Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell relays an account of an attack on Tungistoon [Tangestān], which was attempted by forces deployed by Kurrreem Khan and Sheik Nasir, Governor of Bushire. Hennell states that the attack failed and that the resulting skirmish led to the deaths of ten men from Bushire, eight of whom wer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1850
Extent:
3 folios

57. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 89B-95

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 89B-95
Title:
Letter No. 273: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell refers to his dispatch of 16 May 1850 and regrets that it gave Justin Sheil the impression that Hennell did not consider that Mirza Mahomed Houssein had made any accusation against Mirza Mahmood, the British Agent at Shiraz, or that the letter addressed by Mirza Mahomed to Mirza M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1850
Extent:
7 folios

58. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 109-111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 109-111
Title:
Letter No. 315: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
Samuel Hennell refers to his letter of 15 July 1850, which related to Sheik Nasir, Governor of Bushire, and his departure for Shiraz. Hennell reports that the Sheik has arrived at Shiraz, where, according to his letters, he has received a courteous and favourable reception from the Prince Govern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1850
Extent:
3 folios

59. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 152-156

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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 152-156
Title:
Letter from His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Camp Near Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Justin Sheil refers to Samuel Hennell's despatch of 14 August 1850, which included a letter from Hajee Mahomed Jaffer and an istishad nameh, regarding the Agent at Shiraz [Mirza Mahmood]. Sheil argues that the istishad nameh is valueless and that Hajee Mahomed Jaffer's letter is far from conclusi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
9 Sep 1850
Extent:
5 folios

60. IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 158-161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 158-161
Title:
Letter No. 381: Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns the origins of a gold watch, which was recently sold by the Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Mahmood. The letter includes the following enclosures: Translation of a letter, dated, 17 September 1850, from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Mirza Mahmood, in which Hennell...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1850
Extent:
4 folios