‘Correspondence respecting the prohibition on the part of Ibrahim Pasha, of the sale of Coffee at Mocha to British Merchants’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of enclosures to political letters 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. [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. . The item relates to:

• The prohibition on the part of Ibrahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Ibrāhīm Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Kavali], Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army in Yemen, of the sale of coffee at Mocha to British merchants and efforts by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Commander of the Company ship Palinurus , to reverse this order
• General concerns about the Egyptians’ growing monopoly of the trade at Mocha
• A charge levied against Surat merchants at Mocha for 1300 dollars by order of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , contested by Haines on the basis that the charge was based on a one-off gift made years before by the Surat merchants and that this current charge contradicts the 1821 treaty agreed with the present Imaum of Sennar [Imam of Sana'a], the relevant article of which is cited at folio 393
• A report by John Croft Hawkins, Commander of the Company ship Clive , on the state of affairs of Egyptian and Turkish activity in Juddah [Jeddah] and the Hedjay [Hejaz].

As well as the above, correspondents include: Charles Sloam, Acting Consul General of Egypt; Kurimbhaee Ibrahimjee [Karīmbhā'ī Ibrāhīmjī], Acting Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Mocha; and Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1979, Collection No. 4, Draft 609, 1837’ and ‘Examiner's Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (22 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 385), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 384, and terminates at f 405, 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 item 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/4/1632/65396

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Apr 1836-21 Dec 1836 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bom Pub 5 Jan 1838, draft 609/1837, IOR/E/4/1062 pp 15-16

Subjects

ReportsCoffee tradeTrade disputes

Places

MochaJuddah

People & organisations

Government of BombayNative AgentIbrāhīm KavaliStafford Bettesworth Haines

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