Book 96: Letters Inward 1837

IOR/R/15/1/70

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The record is made up of 1 file, (44 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1837-14 Aug 1837. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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The file contains correspondence sent during 1837 to Captain Samuel Hennell, the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It primarily concerns the operations of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the movement of ships, the transfer of officers, and the payment of allowances. Major topics covered include reports on the suitability of Bussora [Basra], and Mahamerah [Khorramshahr] as sites for coal depots; and an experiment to measure the consumption rate of two types of wood — as fuel — by the steamer Hugh Lindsay .

The Euprhates Expedition is also a significant topic in the file; this concerns instructions related to moving the steamer Euphrates to either Mahamerah, or Muscat so that it may be towed back to Bombay by the Hugh Lindsay . The expedition is also attempting to raise the steamer Tigris , which sank in the Euphrates river.

Intermixed with the correspondence is a list of books left with Captain Hennell at Bushire, a list of instruments at Bushire, a list of stores aboard the Euphrates , and a receipt for 2500 German crowns from Syed bin Selim, Vikeel of Aboothabee [Sa‘īd bin Salīm, Wakīl of Abu Dhabi]. The latter being the result of claims made by the British Government against the Daria Dowlat for acts of piracy.

Reports concerning the political affairs of Bahrain, the Arabian Coast, and the movements Arab tribes are also included. However, these topics are not heavily represented in this file.

The principle correspondents are John Pepper, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.

The file also includes letters from the following: Francis Rawdon Chesney, Commander of the Euphrates Expedition; James Bucknall Bucknall-Estcourt, Third in Command of the Euphrates Expedition; John Croft Hawkins, Commander of the Clive ; Alexander Hector at Baghdad; William Igglesden, Commander of the Tigris ; Henry Nelson Poole, in Charge of the Clive ; John Sawyer, Commander of the Amhurst [ Amherst ]; Charles Sharpe, Commander of the Elphinstone ; Robert Taylor, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ; Joseph H Rowband, Commander of the Hugh Lindsay ; Alfred S Williams, Assistant Superintendent of the Indian Navy; and Edward M Wood, Secretary to the Bombay Government.

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1 file, (44 folios)
Arrangement

The correspondence in the file is arranged chronologically from 11 January to 14 August 1837.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; 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 incomplete pagination sequence in ink is also present in the volume between ff. 2-45. There are a number of gaps in this sequence.

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English in Latin script
Type
Letter book

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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.
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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/R/15/1/70

History of this record

Date(s)
11 Jan 1837-14 Aug 1837 (CE, Gregorian)
Exhibition history

The volume is incorrectly dated 1836; it in fact contains 1837 correspondence.

Related material

Related primary sources

Ainsworth, William, A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition (London: Kegan Paul and Co., 1888)

Chesney, Francis Rawdon, Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition: Carried on by Order of the British Government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837 (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1868)

Avaliable on Google Books: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XF0BAAAAQAAJ&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=y [accessed 16 April 2014]

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