Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
IOR/R/15/1/4
- Record Id:
- 040-000227433
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023375674.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/4
- Title:
- Vol 4 Letters inward
- Scope & Content:
-
This volume is a letter book which is comprised of contemporaneous copies of letters received at the Residency at Bushire between 1779 and 1787. Most of the letters are from East India Company officials at Bussora [Basra] and Bombay. Many of the letters from Bombay also include enclosed letters from the Court of Directors, London. In addition, there are several letters from various ship captains, plus a limited number of translated letters from local rulers. The letters cover a wide range of topics including: trade, financial and administrative matters; political developments in Baghdad and Bussora; competition with the French in the Gulf and at Muscat.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227429
040-000227433 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/1-5 : Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/4 : Vol 4 Letters inward - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2 1 : Letter No. 28: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2 2 : Letter No. 29: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2v : Letter No. 30: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 2v-3 : Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 1 : Letter No. 32: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2 : Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3v : Letter No. 34: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 4 : Letter No. 35: William Hornby, John Carnac, Daniel Draper, Henry Moore, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew…
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 4v-5 : Letter No. 37: William Hornby, John Carnac and Daniel Draper at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 5-7 : Letter No. 38: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew Ramsay, Council at…
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 7 : Letter No. 40: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 7v : Letter No. 41: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 7v-8 : Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8 : Letter No. 43: William Hornby, John Carnac, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner, Andrew Ramsay and Thomas…
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8v 1 : Letter No. 44: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont and Edward Galley, Factors at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8v 2 : Letter No. 45: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 8v-9 : Letter No. 46: Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse and…
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 9 : Letter No. 48: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 1 : Letter No. 50: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 2 : Letter No. 51: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 3 : Letter No. 52: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10v 1 : Letter No. 53: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10v 2 : Letter No. 54: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 10v-11 : Letter No. 55: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner, Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day and…
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 11 : Letter No. 56: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
... (truncated) ...
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/1/4 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0001]/038-000227429[0004]/040-000227433
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume, 133 items (61 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1778
- End Date:
- 1787
- Date Range:
- 8 Jun 1778-28 Jan 1787
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
1 volume in one slipcase
Pagination: There is a pagination system which is written in pencil, in the top right-hand corner of each page.
Folation: There is a foliation system which is written in pencil, in the bottom right-hand corner of the recto of each folio. This is the system used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.
- Arrangement:
- The letters in this volume range from 8 June 1778 to 28 January 1787; however, they have not been arranged entirely in chronological order. Instead, they appear as three distinct date ranges: letters inward 12 June 1779-17 September 1781; letters inward 8 June 1778-28 May 1779; letters inward 20 September 1781-28 January 1787.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- The letters were not bound in the correct sequence.
- Names:
- Agent in Council, Bussora, 1764-1778
British Consul, Aleppo, 1580-1783
Commodore of the Bombay Marine, 17th century-Early 19th century
Court of Directors, East India Company, 1599-1858
Government of Bombay, Political Department, 1754-1934?
Government of Bombay, Public Department, c 1785-1822
Government of Bombay, Secret Committee, 1778-1784
Mercury, ship, 1759-1784
Morning Star, ship, Late 18th century
Orford, Robert, mariner, fl 1801-1818
Scorpion, snow-brig, Late 18th century
Shaikh of Kangan, Late 18th century-Mid 19th century - Subjects:
- American War of Independence (1775-1783)
First Anglo-Maratha War (1774-1783)
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784) - Places:
- Aleppo, Asia
Muscat, Arabian Peninsula, Asia
