Letter no.22 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay
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The letter is a confirmation of receipt of the packet sent from His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Teheran [Tehran].
Partial letter to an unknown recipient, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is truncated and its contents missing, probably as a result of the weeding and refiling that took place in 1955, to reduce three volumes to the present volume.
Letter no.28 of 1825 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Stannus's previous letter, regarding the Imam's [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id] projected blockade of the river Euphrates.
Letter to Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of a letter dated 21 June 1825, enclosing a box of dispatches for the Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay, which Stannus will send onwards at the first opportunity.
Letter no.31 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, sent with a despatch from His Majesty's Chargé D'Affairs at the Court of Persia, to the Right Honourable the Governor General.
Letter no.25 of 1825 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Stannus's letter of 5 July 1825, relating to Gordon Henry Blacksmith's proceedings to Bassora [Basra], and his advance receipt of fifteen rupees for his expenses, which will be repaid to the Bushire treasury.
Letter no.35 of 1825 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Stannus's letter of 28 June 1825, and relates to His Highness the Pacha's unwillingness to comply to the demands being made by Sayyed Saeed [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id], the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Letter no.37 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Major Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Basra
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a précis of foreign and domestic intelligence from Baghdad for the period 15 to 29 July 1825. The intelligence includes Russian demands made on Persia, and Russian military advances.