‘Vol 37, 38, 40 Letters inward and outward’ [‎spine] (3/202)

Content

The volume contains a mix of inward and outward letters, received and sent from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . Most of the letters are outward letters, sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to various representatives of 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. .

The letters in the volume fall into three main categories:

• Reports on events in the Gulf, primarily concerning the hostilities being waged and peace deals brokered between the various tribes. Intelligence on the activities of Rahma bin Jaber [Raḥmah bin Jābir] appear extensively throughout the volume;
• The financial administration of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , including such matters as disbursements and bills of exchange, which are sent onwards to the Accountant General in Bombay;
• Letters confirming the receipt of despatches, or covering notes forwarded with onward despatches, often sent between Basra or Tehran and Bombay.

Extent and format

1 volume, 59 items (92 folios)

Arrangement

The items in the file, as outlined in a handwritten note made on the front cover made by an archivist in 1955 (folio 1), originally comprised three separate files (volumes 37, 38 and 40), but have been merged together and arranged into a complete chronological order, from the earliest item at the front of the file, to the latest at the end. A number of the letters included are incomplete.

Physical characteristics

1 volume in one slipcase

Foliation: The foliation system starts on the first page of content and runs to the last page of content, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The front cover, front fly-leaf, rear fly-leaf and inside back cover are unfoliated.

There is an earlier, possibly original pagination system that runs inconsistently throughout the volume, located in either the top-right or top-left of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and some verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. pages. The inconsistency of this pagination sequence is likely a result of the volume being comprised of three original volumes (each with their own pagination sequences) being merged into one volume.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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