Skip to item: of 152
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Letter No. 8: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [‎9v] (7/12)

The record is made up of 7 folios. It was created in 17 Jan 1824. 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. .

About this item

Content

This letter concerns the case of Mirza Hassan, a Persian 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. at the Bushire 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. , who has been accused of murdering his pregnant wife. Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, informs William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, that he has delivered the suspect to the authorities at Bushire. The letter is followed by a series of enclosures:

Extent and format
7 folios
Physical characteristics

Condition: The bottom edges of the folios of this item have suffered from insect damage, which has resulted in some of the text being lost.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Letter No. 8: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [‎9v] (7/12), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 6v-12, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000014> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000014">Letter No. 8: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [&lrm;9v] (7/12)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000014">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000005/IOR_R_15_1_32_0019.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000005/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image