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71. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 131
Title:
Letter No 1 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū] to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that Lieutenant Nesbitt Strong, Commander of the Escort at the Bushire Residency, has been permitted to return to Bombay on health grounds. It notes this course of action was recommended by Assistant Surgeon James Pringle Riach.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1825
Extent:

1 folio

72. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 133 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 133 2
Title:
Letter from James Pringle Riach, in charge of the Bushire Residency to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a register (not present) of a set of bills drawn on the Bombay Government by the officer in charge of the Bushire Residency, so that the demands of the Residency could be met.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1825
Extent:

1 folio

73. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 133v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 133v
Title:
Letter from James Pringle Riach, in charge of the Bushire Residency to Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Governor of Bombay that the officer in charge of the Bushire Residency has granted a set of bills of exchange on the Bombay Government in favour of Ramdass, so that the demands of the Residency could be met.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1825
Extent:

1 folio

74. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 134v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 134v
Title:
Letter from James Pringle Riach, in charge of the Bushire Residency to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) received from Ephraim Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1825
Extent:

1 folio

75. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 135v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 135v
Title:
Letter from James Pringle Riach, in charge of the Bushire Residency to Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Governor of Bombay that the officer in charge of the Bushire Residency has granted two sets of bills (No 14 and 15) on the Bombay Government in favour of Joseph Leizar, so that the demands of the Bushire Residency could be met.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1825
Extent:

1 folio

76. IOR/R/15/1/33, f 137

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, f 137
Title:
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Captain Charles Maillard, Commander of the HC Cruizer Ternate
Scope & Content:
The letter is inquiring as to whether the Captain strictly requires dollars, as that currency is currently expensive to procure at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1825
Extent:

1 folio

77. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 2-3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 2-3
Title:
Letter No 1 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Gilbert Moore [More], Secretary to the Government, Commercial Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing a statement on the trade of Bushire (not present) for 1823 'carried on in British bottoms', and a letter (also not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'affaires at Tehran on the subject of Persian trade. It also offers a possible explanation for why imports at Bushire ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1824
Extent:

2 folios

78. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 3v-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 3v-5
Title:
Letter No 42 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Resident has received a tip off from Shaikh Abdoal Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], Shaikh of Bushire, indicating that the Government of Shiraz has directed an expedition to be prepared for the purpose of invading Bahrain. It notes that it is the intenti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1824
Extent:

3 folios

79. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 16v-19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 16v-19
Title:
Letter No 46 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Shiraz, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting on the Resident's official visit to Shiraz, as requested by Prince Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā; the Resident arrived at Shiraz on 30 July 1824. It describes how the Resident was well received, despite an initial cool reception, and explains that the Resident believes that the Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1824
Extent:

4 folios

80. IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 19v-20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 19v-20
Title:
Letter No 47 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Shiraz, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter regards an incident at Haweleh, in which the local population assisted Shaikh Mahomed [Muḥammad] with the capture of a boat belonging to his brother Shaikh Tahnoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān]; Shaikh Mahomed and Shaikh Tahnoon are engaged in a private feud. This incident was outli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1824
Extent:

2 folios