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1. IOR/R/15/1/10-37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10-37
Title:
Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain transcribed copies of letters received and sent by the Residency at Bushire, arranged separately in roughly annual volumes. There is almost complete coverage of both inward and outward correspondence for the years 1806-1826, but a number of volumes are incomplete. The corresp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1806-1826
Extent:
28 volumes (2757 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/24
Title:
Vol 24 Letters inward
Scope & Content:
This volume mainly contains letters on the implementation of the General Treaty of 1820 including a system of watch and cruise and what actions to take in case of suspected piracy. It also includes a letter from H R Durham, Assistant Political Agent, Qishm Island, to James Dow, Assistant Resident...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1821-1 Aug 1821
Extent:
1 volume, 5 items (22 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/18
Title:
Vol 18 Letters inward
Scope & Content:
Volume of incoming copy correspondence to William Bruce, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf from various correspondents within the East India Company discussing financial, administrative and political matters relating to the running of the residency at Bushire. Particular attention throughou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1815-29 Dec 1816
Extent:
1 volume, 127 items (95 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/28
Title:
'Book No 28 From November 1822 to November 1823'
Scope & Content:
The majority of this volume includes letters from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay to Lieutenant John MacLeod, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire. They concern details of his appointment following the dismissal of Captain William Bruce and various instructions, including regarding t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
12 Nov 1822-9 Nov 1823
Extent:
1 volume, 17 items (145 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/21
Title:
‘Vol 21 Letters inward’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Captain William Bruce, and to James Dow, Acting Resident at Bushire. Correspondence is sent to the Resident by a range of individuals, including various secretaries to the Government in Bombay, representatives of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1819-31 Dec 1820
Extent:
1 volume, 95 items (62 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/1/17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/17
Title:
Vol 17 Letters inward
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters received at the Bushire Residency during 1815. The subjects covered by the correspondence include the administration of the Bushire Residency, logistics (i.e. the movement of the East India Company's supplies and personnel), Persian political affairs, and piracy in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1814-31 Dec 1815
Extent:
1 volume, 102 items (77 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/19
Title:
Vol 19 Letters inward
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters sent to the British Resident at Bushire. The subject matter of the correspondence centres around the administration of the Bushire Residency, and company operations in the area. It therefore covers the wider commercial and political interests of the East India Company...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1816-22 Feb 1874
Extent:
1 volume 272 items (162 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/37
Title:
Vol 43: Letters Inward
Scope & Content:
The file consists of a few letters sent to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, by William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Bombay Government. The subject is the status of the diplomatic relationship between the British Government and Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1826-11 Feb 1826
Extent:
1 volume, 4 items (31 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/1/27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/27
Title:
Vol 27 Letters Outward
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters outward by John MacLeod, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, between 12 December 1822 and 1 September 1823. The majority of letters are sent to British officials at Basrah, Tehran and Tabriz, including Captain Robert Taylor and Major Henry Willock, and to British nava...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1822-1 Sep 1823
Extent:
1 volume, 37 items (23 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/12
Title:
Volume 12: Letters outward
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters sent outwards from the Bushire Residency by the Acting Resident, William Bruce. It also includes letters sent out by Lieutenant Robert Taylor who took charge of the Residency (from April to October 1812) while William Bruce was on a leave of absence in Bombay. The su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1811-31 Mar 1813
Extent:
1 volume, 375 items (176 folios)