Letter No 57 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 30v-31

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 20 Oct 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 enclosing a statement of the expenses incurred by Syed Humza of Johanna [Nzwane] at Bushire, from his arrival at that port on 25 April 1824 to his departure for Muscat on 28 August 1824. It also notes that a firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). has been sent from Shiraz to Shaikh Kalfaur of Assiloo [Bandar-e ‘Asalūyeh], instructing him to pay compensation to Syed Humza for the dates detained at Assiloo by Moola Ghais.

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Letter No 57 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/33, ff 30v-31, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054665.0x000022> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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