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IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 50-51
- Record Id:
- 041-002404482
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000003088.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x000099
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 50-51
- Title:
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Scope & Content:
-
The letter contains information the Resident has obtained regarding the capture of a vessel, the Shannon, which was previously owned by Mahomed Nebee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān]. It further reports that it is believed that the English captain and crew have been killed and advocates that action should be taken against the pirates.
One enclosure; a translation of a letter from Hajee Mohumed Jemaul Kongoon of [Kangān] Congoon, received 2 December 1807. It details the circumstances surrounding the capture of the Shannon by the Jowasme [Qāsimī] tribe near the Island of Soorree.
- 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
040-000227441
041-002404482 - 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/15/1/10 : Vol 10 Letters Outward
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 50-51 : Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0003]/038-000227440[0001]/040-000227441[0091]/041-002404482
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 2 Dec 1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage which has resulted in a few minor holes in the folios. These holes obscure some of the text of the letter, which makes it a little tricky to read in places.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)