'Book No. 49'

Content

The volume of private and secret letters contains correspondence from successive Residents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, including Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Captain David Wilson, Dr John MacNeil, Lieutenant Samuel Hennell and David Arnold Blane. The correspondence is to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government of India; Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald, Envoy to the Court of Persia; Charles Morris, Acting Chief of Sectary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; and W S Collinson, Commander and Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bassadore [Bāsa‘īdū]. There are various enclosures included in the correspondence, including translations of letters and notes from: Shaik Ahmed of Bushire [Shaikh Aḥmad]; the Prince of Shiraz; Shaik Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl], the Governor of Bushire; Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, and his agent, Hajee Abdool Ameer [Ḥājjī ‘Abd al-Amīr]; and Shaik Abdoollah ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], chief of Bahrain. In addition, an enclosure (folio 18) is a 'Table showing the entire operations of 4 Cruizers destined for Services connected with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '.

There is an index of letters on folio 2v-3. A note on folio 2r states that 'interesting titles' are marked with a blue cross in the index. Subjects included within the file include: British influence in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including relations with Persia, the Wahhabis, Muscat, Bahrain and the Shaikhs on the Arab coast; the movement of vessels and naval issues; movements of native and merchant ships; maintaining the maritime peace; legal claims and disputes; ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and their suitability for steamers; arms trafficking; visits to various locations on the Arab coast, including Sharjah and Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 volume (96 folios)

Arrangement

The letters are arranged in chronological order throughout the volume. There is an index of letters on folio 2v-3 that refers to the original pagination of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: An original pagination sequence written in ink is present in the volume between ff 4-95.

Written in

English in Latin 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/15/1/42

Former external reference(s)

49

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Mar 1827-11 Feb 1836 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Foreign relationsArms controlNaval operations

Places

PersiaMuscatTrucial CoastBahrein

People & organisations

Governor of BushireHM Ambassador to IranSenior Naval Officer in the Persian GulfPrince-Governor of Fārs, Qajar dynastyShaikh of Bushire, Arab rulerKing of Bahrain

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