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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1832] (349/1262)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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1832
Assistant
to Eesident,
Medical
Officers, etc.
Miltary
guard and
boat at
Busbebr.
It does not appear that the Resident at Bushehr had a covenanted ]
servant to assist him, unless * Mr. Na-tter were such, until after tlie
re-institution 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. in 1775 ; but in 1778, Mr. Green m
serving there under the orders of Mr. Beaumont, whose captivity at
Shiraz he had shared. A Sarraf or money-changer formed part oftlie
Bushehr establishment from the beginning, having been appointed
originally under an order of Mr. Price, which ran thus : As the money j
" for your sales will be paid in different species, both of gold and silver, j
" a Shroff will be necessary to prevent any imposition. You are accord-
a ingly empowered to entertain one, and in order to encourage him to a
" faithful discharge of his duty (? to allow him) a shroftage of | per
cent."" In 1778, when Messrs. Beaumont and Green wrote as follows,tliere i
was still no Surgeon at Bushehr, and the want of carpenters was severely
felt: " We desire the favour of Your Honour, etc., to oblige us witli i
a a Surgeon for the use of this Factory An East India Company trading post. , and hope that the severity of j
" the hot seasons and sudden change of the air here, which frequently
"subjects us to disorders, will plead in our excuse for this request.
"We also entreat for two carpenters, which we have often occasion for,
" as there is not one to be had in the place. ^
When the British 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. at Bushehr was opened in 176V
small guard of about a dozen men was landed, under a European officer,
to give the Factory An East India Company trading post. consequence ; and it was no doubt maintained there,
though the officer (Lieutenant Thomas Durnford) was withdrawn after
about a year. Mr. Price, in concluding his report on tlie
opening of: the Bushehr 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. remarked : " I have only tio add i
" thereto that, the rains in this part of the world not being periodical
•• and no vessels to be procured for transporting goods but trankies,
" which are not only open but wretchedly bad in any blowing weather,
ff a vessel of about 100 tons burthen, with a deck and pique sail,
" the Dutch luggage boats at Surat, appears to me very necessary ; and, 1
a as she may be made capable of defence by mounting 8 or 10 carriage
guns upon her, she will be very serviceable in many respects, especially
for removing our surplus cash at Bushire to Bussora as occasion require
It was not however until 1766, or three years later, that the Agent an^
Council at Basrah sanctioned the purchase by the Resident at Bushehr of»
boat for carrying packets to Basrah and occasionally to Masqat, wherety
they hoped, the Company would save considerably in the item o f
freight.
* Mr Natter has been described as a Writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. above, but it is not clear that be ****
covenanted servant.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.

Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).

Part II consists of three chapters:

  • 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
  • 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
  • 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).

The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:

Extent and format
1 volume (1165 pages)
Arrangement

Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.

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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.

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