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61. IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 8-9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, ff 8-9
Title:
Translation Purport of a Letter from Hajee Yacoob, British Agent at Sharga [Sharjah], to Captain James Felix Jones HM's I. N. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This letter, dated 2 Rejeb 1276/25 January 1860, describes an incident involving the foundering of a vessel containing three men, one slave, and the owner, Hullal ben Jama'a, a subject of Sheikh [Shaikh] Sultan ben Suggur [Suqr] near Bokha [Barkā’, Oman]. It outlines the subsequent actions of the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1860
Extent:
2 folios

62. IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-27
Title:
Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, requesting a report to the Government of any traffic in opium in the Gulf. In enclosure: Extracts from a l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1854
Extent:
22 folios

63. IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 28-39

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 28-39
Title:
Circular N. 4291 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Circular N. 4291 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, forwarding letters, memoranda and reports on employment and promotions of native servants.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1854
Extent:
12 folios

64. IOR/R/15/1/150, f 18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/150, f 18
Title:
Letter General No. 201 of 1856 from Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Peter Stephen, British Agent at Ispahan [Eşfahān]
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a notification (not present) from the General Department concerning the suppression of slavery in Africa.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1856
Extent:

1 folio

65. IOR/R/15/1/160, f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/160, f 4
Title:
Letter no.204 of 1858 (Political Department) from Captain Felix Jones, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to Residency income, and contains a list of financial penalties collected from various shaikhs and tribal leaders for infractions to the maritime peace, and credited to that month’s Residency accounts.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 folio

66. IOR/R/15/1/170, ff 2-67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/170, ff 2-67
Title:
Report on the War with Persia, with covering letter
Scope & Content:
Letter from Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Captain Felix Jones, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, 24 February 1859 acknowledging receipt of the narrative of events of the War with Persia, drawn up by Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe and sent to the Governor in Council ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1859
Extent:
66 folios

67. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 11
Title:
Letter no. 1941 of 1860 from Henry Lacon Anderson Esq., Acting Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, to Captain James Felix Jones, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This letter relates to a fine exacted from the Sheikh of Boka [Barka’, Oman] and approves of the Resident's proceedings. It also comments on the length of the Resident's dispatches.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 May 1860
Extent:
1 folio

68. IOR/R/15/1/175, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/175, f 24
Title:
Letter No. 1 of 1860 from Lieutenant R. W. [name unreadable], Commanding H. M. Schooner [name unreadable] to Commander William Balfour, Senior Naval Officer Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron
Scope & Content:
This letter concerns the capture of two bagaras [vessels], and the attempted escape of a batil [vessel] found to belong to Mahomed bin Said and lately used to convey troops against Bahrein [Bahrain].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1860
Extent:
1 folio

69. IOR/R/15/1/149, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/149, f 13
Title:
Letter no.3A from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to five manumitted slaves currently residing at Bassadore [Bāsa‘īdū] for passage to Bombay. Kemball writes that the eldest of the five slaves has requested he be freed to earn a livelihood at Bassadore, and that, given his age of about eighteen or nineteen, Kemball has agreed t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 folio

70. IOR/R/15/1/149, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/149, f 28
Title:
Letter no.351 of 1855 from Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is related to previous correspondence between Kemball and Anderson over explanations of the contrasting successes of the suppression of the slave trade on the Persian and Arab coasts. Disbrowe writes that he has passed on to Meerza Mahmood Khan, the Persian Slave Trade Commissioner, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1855
Extent:
1 folio