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1. IOR/R/15/1/157

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157
Title:
‘Vol 224 1856/57 Bahrain; Abu Dhabi; Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah; Hamriya; Muscat and Bandar `Abbas; Slave Trade’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence relating to a number of subjects, listed below. The principal correspondents throughout are Commander (James) Felix Jones, initially Acting Resident, then Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay. The volume...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1855-21 Mar 1857
Extent:
2 volumes, 96 items (309 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 183
Title:
Letter from Brigadier William Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to investigations into the whereabouts of a fugitive from Ṣūr, charged with the kidnap of a Somali girl. Coghlan writes that the whereabouts of the accused man is unknown, and requests further details from the Resident about the case.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 folio

3. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 179
Title:
Letter no.3156 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to previous correspondence from Jones, informing the Government that the British Agent at Muscat had informed him that the man responsible for kidnapping a Somali girl had been apprehended. Anderson writes that the Government approves of the communication from the British Agent.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 folio

4. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 19
Title:
Letter no.3157 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of a previous letter, concerning the plunder of cargo from a shipwrecked vessel by subjects of the Shaikh of Bahrain. Anderson writes that the Government approves of proceedings and awaits further reports.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 folio

5. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 23
Title:
Letter no.4429 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to a case of shipwreck, plunder and alleged murder off Yumail. Anderson writes that the Governor in Council approves of Jones’s proceedings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 folio

6. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 31
Title:
Letter no.2801 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to the successful efforts of the British Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] to locate a boat stolen from Abu Dhabi. Anderson writes that Jones is authorised to commend the British Agent (Moolla Ahmed) for his actions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio

7. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 61
Title:
Letter no.57 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Political Agent and Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to the wounding and death of a man from Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] by the crew of a boat from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. Anderson requests that Jones sends a further report, that the compensation received from the Shaikh of Abu Dha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 folio

8. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 65
Title:
Letter no.221 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Persian Expeditionary Force
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to the wounding and death of a Kuteef [Al-Qaṭīf] man by a boat crew from Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and subsequent efforts to extract compensation from the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. Anderson requests that in future, when quoti...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 folio

9. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 75
Title:
Letter no.1525 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to an act of piracy and the plunder of cargo at Sharjah. Anderson writes that the Government awaits further reports on the outcome of the case.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 folio

10. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 83
Title:
Letter no.2751 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letters, relating to an incident of piracy and plunder of a vessel’s cargo at Sharjah. Anderson writes that the Government anticipates further updates on proceedings, and states that the Magistrate of Police in Bombay is to obtain fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio