'Vol: 2. Affairs of the Persian Gulf'

IOR/F/4/1596/64626

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The record is made up of 1 item (212 folios). It was created in 15 Jan 1834-30 Mar 1836. 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 item consists of enclosures to political letters from the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. and the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and India. It is the second in a series of two items on general affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the other is IOR/F/4/1596/64625, which contains the political letters).

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To a lesser extent, the item also includes mention of:

Principal correspondents include: the governments of Bombay and India; Shaikh Abdoollah bin Ahmed; David Anderson Blane and James Morison, successive Residents at Bushire; Samuel Hennell, Assistant (and Acting) Resident at Bushire; Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imam of Muscat; and Henry Pottinger, Resident at Cutch.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 1944, Draft 432, 1837' and 'Examiner's Office'.

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1 item (212 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (ff 372-376), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.

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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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IOR/F/4/1596/64626

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15 Jan 1834-30 Mar 1836 (CE, Gregorian)

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Bombay Pol 6 Sep 1837, draft 432/1837, IOR/E/4/1061 pp 515-31

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