'Book 47: 1826-1827'

Content

This file contains letters and enclosures inwards from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, to Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire between 1826 and 1827. There are letters relating to Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān, the former Governor of Bushire; relations with Persia and the Imam of Muscat; East Africa, including Mombasa and Seeuee [Siyu]; and the Arab littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Extent and format

1 file, 9 items (33 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter No 1229 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 2-4

Letter No 1283 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, f 5

Letter No 1283 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire

6 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 6-8

Letter No 1307 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, f 9

Letter No 1353 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 10-11

Letter No 1420 of 1826 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 12-23

Letter No 245 of 1827 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

10 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 24-28

Letter No 357 of 1827 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 29-30

Letter No 548 of 1827 from William Newnham, Secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Bombay Castle, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire [Ephraim Gerrish Stannus]

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/41, ff 31-32

Physical characteristics

Pagination: There is a pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos.

Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 33. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.

Written in

English, Persian and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Letter book

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/41

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Nov 1826-28 Apr 1827 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Mombasa

People & organisations

Emir of Ra's al-Khaymah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyEmir of Sharjah, Āl Qāsimī dynastyGovernor of BushirePresident and Governor of Bombay in Council

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