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IOR/R/15/1/20

Record Id:

040-000227451

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-000227427

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003e8

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100024003200.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/R/15/1/20

Title:

Vol 20: Letters Outward

Scope & Content:

The volume consists of outgoing letters sent by the Resident at Bushire, William Bruce. The correspondence covers administrative matters related to the operation of the Residency, the East India Company's ships in the Gulf, the organisation of convoys, and the transmission of communications to India. Piracy in the area is frequently a subject of concern, along with other political matters on both sides of the Gulf. Other significant topics include the struggle between Turkey and the Wahabee [Wahhabi] tribe on the Arabian side of the Gulf, and the Imam of Muscat's (Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd) claim to Bahrain.

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
038-000227440
040-000227451

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/15/1/10-37 : Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency

IOR/R/15/1/20 : Vol 20: Letters Outward

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0003]/038-000227440[0011]/040-000227451

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume, 343 items (134 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1817

End Date:

1818

Date Range:

1 Jan 1817-31 Dec 1818

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at forth folio of content and terminates at the last folio of content; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Pagination: The volume also contains a pagination sequence between ff 1-121; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, and are located around the top of each page.

Condition: The volume has suffered a significant amount of pest damage, though mainly to the edges of folios. However, this does mean that in some places text can be difficult to read. Furthermore, some of the ink has been washed out in places as a result of previous paper conservation treatment at the Foreign Office; any text affected by this is significantly fainter.

Arrangement:

The correspondence is arranged chronologically from 1 January 1817 to 31 December 1818. However, some letters are slightly out of chronological order; letters dated July 1818 are especially disorganised.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Public Record(s)

Names:

Assistant Resident, Bushire, Late 18th century-Mid 19th century
Bombay Marine Board, Secretary, c 1800-1830
Farmānfarmā, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, Prince-Governor of Fārs, 1789-1835
Government of Bombay, Civil Auditor, c 1803-1861
Government of Bombay, Military Department, 1809-1895
Governor of Bushire, Late 18th century-20th century
HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, 1815-1826
Prince-Governor of Fārs, Qajar dynasty, 1795-1921
Residency Surgeon, Persian Gulf, 19th century-Mid 20th century
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa‘īd Dynasty, 1861-1970
Wahabi, Tribe, 18th century-

Subjects:

Naval convoys