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Letter No 3 of 1823 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Gulf of Persia, Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay [‎97r] (5/5)

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Letter No 3 of 1823 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Gulf of Persia, Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/30, ff 95-97
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Letter No 4 of 1823 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Gulf of Persia, Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/30, f 97

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 26 Dec 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. .

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The letter is reporting that Ephraim Stannus has arrived at Bushire, and taken charge 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. from Captain Hardy.

It reports that the Resident has not communicated yet with any of the Arab chieftains, but notes that he has received a report on the Arabian coast from Lieutenant Thomas Tanner. It further mentions a report indicating that Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] has arrested a man called Hassoon for engaging in piratical activity from Sharga [Sharjah].

The letter outlines the feuds that the Resident views as the main threat to peace and tranquillity in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , principally focusing on the feud between Rama bin Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir] and the Shaikh of Bahrain; it explains that Sooltan bin Suggur may be the key to resolving these disputes.

It notes that there have been no further developments on the prospects of a Persian-led invasion against Bahrain, and that Shaikh Abdool Russool Khan's [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] apprehensions over his status as Governor of Bushire are not unfounded. It mentions that Hussain Ali Merza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Prince at Shiraz, contemplates his removal, and has sent his wife to be received by the authorities at Bushire.

The letter is likely to have been dated incorrectly; it should perhaps read 26 December 1823, as indicated by the dates of the surrounding correspondence and the content of the letter.

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Letter No 3 of 1823 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Gulf of Persia, Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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95v:97r
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