Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Camp at Soor [Ṣūr] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 93-96
8 items in this record
Search within this record
The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 15 Mar 1821. 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 record
- Content
The letter contains a further report on the second military expedition against the Beni Boo Alli [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe. It details the return of the expedition to Soor [Ṣūr], and arrangements being made to transport the troops and captured chieftains back to Bombay. It further details the failed efforts to identify the killers of Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson's original messenger, who was sent to communicate with the tribe prior to hostilities.
Also described in the letter is the Imam of Muscat's, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, order instructing the destruction of fortifications and means of subsistence in the territory of the Beni Boo Alli tribe. It also contains reassurances that the remit and motivation behind stationing British forces in the Gulf has been clarified with the Imam.
- Extent and format
- 4 folios
- It is part of
- 248 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/23
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival item
Archive information for this record
- 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/R/15/1/23, ff 93-96
- Date(s)
- 15 Mar 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
Access & Reference
History of this record
Use and share this record
- Share this record
- Cite this record in your research
Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Camp at Soor [Ṣūr] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 93-96, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023711596.0x000019> [accessed 8 August 2026]
- Link to this record
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023711596.0x000019
- 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_100000000159.0x000007/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 93-96
- Title
- Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Camp at Soor [Ṣūr] to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
- Pages
- 93r:96v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence