'Political Department 1854/55 Bushire Residency Persia and Persian Coast'
IOR/R/15/1/146
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The record is made up of 1 file, 6 items (51 folios). It was created in Sep 1854-Dec 1856. It was written in English and Persian. 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 letters mainly received by the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding Persia and the Persian coast of the Gulf, from the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay Castle. There are also two documents which become part of the file at a later stage, in 1856; they were both proclamations by the 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. with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at the time, Felix Jones.
The subjects of the file include: the British occupation of Bushire and the Island of Kharg; opium trade (including copies of earlier documents); employment and career progression of native servants; the Battle of Alma.
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- 1 file, 6 items (51 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/146, f 26 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 3-544 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-2724 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 28-3924 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 40-51
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Foliation: the foliation is written in pencil, 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.
The numbering begins on the first page, on number 1, and runs through to 51, ending on the final page.
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- English and Persian in Latin and Arabic 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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- IOR/R/15/1/146
- Date(s)
- Sep 1854-Dec 1856 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146
- Title
- 'Political Department 1854/55 Bushire Residency Persia and Persian Coast'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146, f 2
- Title
- Proclamation signed by Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf
- Pages
- 2r:2v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 3-5
- Title
- Letter by Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Governor of the Town and District of Bushire
- Pages
- 3r:5v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-27
- Title
- Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
- Pages
- 6r:27v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 28-39
- Title
- Circular N. 4291 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
- Pages
- 28r:39v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 40-51
- Title
- Circular N. 5445 from the Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Henry Lacon Anderson, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
- Pages
- 40r:51v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence