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1. IOR/R/15/1/134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134
Title:
‘Vol 182 1852/53 Persia; Slave Trade; Muscat; Commerce; miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded by Captain Arnold Kemball. Correspondence in the volume falls under the following headings: Persia, Basra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1852-23 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 volume, 38 items (57 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 32
Title:
Letter written in cypher
Scope & Content:
The letter is written in cypher and is unreadable. On the verso side of the letter is a note that reads 'from Mr Ameer Khan Johannes'. The note states that the letter is an acknowledgement of the Political Resident's letter of 13 May (f 26), and continues that receipts for the deposited money hav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Cipher and English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1852
Extent:
1 folio

3. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 8A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 8A
Title:
Note no.15 from the British Agent at Bussorah (Basra)
Scope & Content:
Note briefly stating that disturbances between the Montefik Arabs and the Turkish Government are occurring on the Euphrates river, and that there are numerous 'plundering canoes' on the river, 'under the control of the unruly hordes'. Merchants and others navigating the river are unaware of the c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 folio

4. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 49-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 49-50
Title:
Letters of recommendation for Residency staff members, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident of the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters of recommendation for the Residency accountant, superintendent, two extra clerks, Arabic secretary, Persian secretary, shroff (money-changer), and apothecary, on the event of the impending departure of Hennell from the Residency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1852
Extent:
2 folios

5. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 4
Title:
Letter no.407 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of correspondence from the native agent at Muscat, which reports on the departure of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id, for Zanzibar on the 31 October 1852, and of Major Hamerton (British Consul at Muscat) for Bombay on the same date.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 folio

6. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 51
Title:
Letter no.15 of 1852 from John Taylor, British Agent at Basra, to Captain Arnold Kemball, acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Report describing the disturbances between the Moustafah Arabs and the Turkish Government, which Taylor believes will lead to hostilities and an armed resistance against the local authorities.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 folio

7. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 17-19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 17-19
Title:
Letter from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Covering letter enclosing letter no.22 of 1852 from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, dated 20 August 1852. The enclosure is a report which states that the Sultan of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1852
Extent:
3 folios

8. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 42
Title:
Letter from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to Major Hart, Commanding Marine Battalion, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Reporting the death of Private Calnac Sonnac, who served with the 6th Company Marine Battalion. The sale of the deceased man's possessions is noted, with the total realised, and a bill of exchange included. In the margin, a list of possessions to be given to the deceased man's family is included.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1852
Extent:
1 folio

9. IOR/R/15/1/134 f 48

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 f 48
Title:
Letter from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, to The Officer, Commanding Marine Battalion, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing the nominal roll and pay certificate of the relieved escort of the Baghdad Political Agency, recently arrived at Bushire. The letter notes that the muskets are public property, having previously been owned by those commissioned officers and privates on the escort recently deceased.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1852
Extent:
1 folio

10. IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 30-31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 30-31
Title:
Letter from Justin Sheil, British Envoy to Tehran, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Sheil reports on the Persian Government's protest at European merchants selling their goods to Persian Government workers on credit. Sheil writes that the Persian Government is complaining that the practice is putting many Persians in debt, who are subsequently imprisoned and their houses seized....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1852
Extent:
2 folios