‘Pension granted to the Family of a Native Carpenter who was killed on board the Sylph Cruizer in an encounter with the Pirates, on his passage to join Sir H. Jones’s Mission at Bushire’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from 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 item is concerned with 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. 's decision to pay a pension of 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per month to the two widows and child of Seuram Suntagee, a carpenter killed by 'pirates' whilst on board the East India Company ship Sylph in the service of Sir Harford Jones during his mission to Bushire [Būshehr]. Correspondence regarding a similar case in 1806 is included in the item.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 28, Season 1809/10, Draft 186' and 'Examiner's Office November 1809'.

Extent and format

1 item (6 folios)

Arrangement

The item is not arranged in chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 110, and terminates at f 115, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

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/F/4/290/6519

History of this record

Date(s)

2 May 1806-15 Apr 1809 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 29 Aug 1810, draft 186/1809-10, IOR/E/4/1026 p 525

Subjects

PensionsPiracyWidows

Places

Bushire

People & organisations

Government of BombaySylphHarford Brydges

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‘Pension granted to the Family of a Native Carpenter who was killed on board the Sylph Cruizer in an encounter with the Pirates, on his passage to join Sir H. Jones’s Mission at Bushire’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/290/6519, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000376> [accessed 29 June 2026]

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