‘Persian Gulf. Assaults committed on the Shroff of the Bushire Residency. Vol: 7’ [843r] (23/34)
The record is made up of 1 item (17 folios). It was created in 23 Mar 1838-16 Feb 1839. 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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This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Government of India; Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant in 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. , Bushire [Bushehr]; and Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur II], Governor of Bushire. It is the seventh in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).
The item concerns the persistent ill-treatment of the shroff [banker] at the Bushire 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. by the residents of Bushire, and the measures taken by the Resident to compel Sheik Nassir to punish the offenders.
The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.
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- 1 item (17 folios)
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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 832 and terminates at f 848, as it was originally part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- ‘Persian Gulf. Assaults committed on the Shroff of the Bushire Residency. Vol: 7’
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- 832r:837v, 839r:848v
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