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'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [123r] (245/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 1908. 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. .
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made liere the people in Government are devoid of all Pomp and Parade it
will be entirely unnecessary in yourself.
You must be careful to procure a list of all woollens proper for the
different parts of Persia together with the annual consumption which you are
to transmit to the Agent and Council as opportunities offer with your monthly
accounts. Quick Stock remains in Warehouse and Account of Goods wanted
with such advices as may appear necessary.
Stephen Hermit the late Linguist at Gombroon being a proper person to
be employed in the same capacity here you are to entertain him accordingly
his allownces must be left to be settled by the Governour and Council of
Bombay.
I have been informed that the Eussians import into the Northern Parts
of Persia a sort of Medleys which are much esteemed : it will be of service to
the Honble Companys if you can procure Musters of these Goods which I am
led to think you may by means of the Linguist connections at Ispahaun,
The Shaik having applied to me that an account of all goods bought
or sold by the English may be rendered to him in order for his levying the
customs on the Persian merchants, you are to take care that this is duly
complied with not only as an act of Justice to the Government but to prevent
all room for complaint or suspicion.
I have directed the Linguist at Carmenia to send the Carmenia Wool in
readiness directly to Bushire. You are to receive it according taking an exact
account of the weight upon its arrival, I have also directed the Linguist to
put a total stop to any more expenses on acct the H 0 Company.
Inclosed is Copy of an account of damaged Broad Cloth Long Ells and
Shalloons shipped on the Prince of Wales Drake Ketch and T artar Snow for
your guidance in delivering any of those sortments.
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The Country from this place to Ispahan being entirely under the Com
mand of Carem Caun whom it is generally allowed governs with great justice
and moderation g ives us good hopes of success which I heartily wish you and
am
Sir
Y our most humble servant,
WILLIAM ANDREW PRICE.
Bcshirb J
20th April 1763.
Reee'd mh. July per lively.
Hon'ble Sir akd Sirs,
I paid my address to your Honour etc.* last the 6th instant Duplicate of B^e.
wh ich is enclosed, nest day Shaik Saddoon 's son coming on hoard the Tartar
to invite me on shore I accompanied him according hemg treated with great
rioliteness and civility he acquainted me it was the earnest desire of his father
Khan brother of Karim Khan.
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The volume is Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1908). The work was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha.
The volume consists of a summary of events in the history of the East India Company's involvement with Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , during the period 1600-1800, taken from various printed sources and the selections from the records of the Bombay Government as contained in the present volume (folios 8-39); followed by the selections themselves (folios 40-235); and eleven appendices containing farmans [firmans] and statements of farmans, reports on commerce with Persia and Arabia, a list of the East India Company's agents, and a glossary of words (folios 236-269).
A list of records from which the selections had been made appears on folio 4v.
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- 1 volume (269 folios)
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A summary of the selections appears between folios 8-39. Those printed in the volume are indicated in the summary with Roman numerals.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 270 on the last folio (there is no back cover). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages.
Pagination: there is also an original printed pagination sequence, numbered ii-lxiii (folios 4-39) and 2-459 (folios 40-269). These numbers appear at the top of each page.
Condition: the volume is largely disbound because of deterioration to the binding, and there is no back cover. There is also significant damage to the edges of the front cover and some of the folios at the beginning of the volume, but this has not led to any loss of text.
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- Title
- 'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:158v, 160r:190v, 191v:201v, 203r:236v, 238r:270v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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