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831. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 55

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IOR/R/15/1/126, f 55
Title:
Letter No 274 of 1851 from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near Bushire to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter conveys the Resident's agreement with the Commodore's decision to remove the squadron from Bahrain to the Persian Coast, as a result of an outbreak of cholera among the crew. It further reports that the squadron's goal has been met; it notes that Ameer Fysul has given up his hostile i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1851
Extent:

1 folio

832. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 56

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IOR/R/15/1/126, f 56
Title:
Letter No 298 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near 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 Resident has little news of events in Laristan [Lorestān] and Dashtistan [Dashtestan]. It notes that Aboo Talib has arrived at Lar [Lār] with forty horse, but failed to draw out Moostufa Khan Bastukee and Nasroollah Khan for a meeting. It also notes that Shaikh ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1851
Extent:

1 folio

833. IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 41-42

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IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 41-42
Title:
Letter No 105 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that news has been received from Lars [Lār] indicating that Fort Beyda has surrendered to the Royal troops; it is noted that reports are circulating indicating that Mirza Naeem – commander of the Royal troops – bribed Moostufa Kooly Khan of Bastuk to give up the fight. It...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1851
Extent:

2 folios

834. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 34

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IOR/R/15/1/128, f 34
Title:
Letter no.41 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Hennell's response to Porter's letter of 24 February 1851 (f 33), enclosing a letter for Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] of the Joasmee [Al Qawasim] tribe on the Trucial Coast, requesting that he provide Porter with the use of a boat and pilot for his operations on the Qatar coast. Hen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1851
Extent:
1 folio

835. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 21

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IOR/R/15/1/134 f 21
Title:
Letter no.346 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report of news sent by the British agent at Sharjah, Hajee Jacoob, who has discovered a quantity of indigo, presumed plundered from the wrecked British merchant ship Centaur. Kemball writes that, as the packet is closing, he encloses Jacoob's original letter in Arabic, instead of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 folio

836. IOR/R/15/1/138, f 414

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IOR/R/15/1/138, f 414
Title:
Letter no.274 of 1854 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous letter (folios 394-95), relating to the importation of seven slaves into a port near Bushire. Malet writes that, unless the men implicated in the importation are British subjects, they are not liable to British laws. Given that they appear to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
18 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 folio

837. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 23

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IOR/R/15/1/126, f 23
Title:
Letter (Office No 70 of 1851 and Cons No 13 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] has violated a promise made to the Resident indicating that he would not send troops to the aid of Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]. It explains that 500 troops have been dispatched under the guise of evacuating women and children. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1851
Extent:

1 folio

838. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 50
Title:
Letter No 199 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that the Province of Fars is in a state of tranquillity. The exception being the area around Gowbundee where Fort Malekaya has been taken by Shaikh Yoosoof bin Moobaruk, former Chief of Nabend. It notes that a force under the command of Shaikh Abdoolla ben Khulfan – brother of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1851
Extent:

1 folio

839. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/126, f 51
Title:
Letter No 234 of 1851 from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near Bushire to Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the sons of the Ex Chief of Bahrain, Shaikh Abdoollah ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah] have left the island of Kenn with their followers to join with the Wahabee Ameer [Wahabi Amir]; their intention being to invade Bahrain. It notes that the combined flee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1851
Extent:

1 folio

840. IOR/R/15/1/126, f 53

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IOR/R/15/1/126, f 53
Title:
Letter (Office No 255A and Cons No 15 of 1851) from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at a camp near Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is explaining that if a peaceable arrangement can be made for the removal of the Kenn fleet from Kateef [Al-Qaṭīf], and the peace between Ameer Fysul and Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleef established; the British squadron at Bahrain can be removed. It explains that under such circumstances, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1851
Extent:

1 folio