Vol 10 Letters Outward

Title:

Vol 10 Letters Outward

Contributor:

HM Ambassador to Iran (correspondent)
Prince-Governor of Fārs, Qajar dynasty (correspondent)
Residency Surgeon, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Governor of Bushire (correspondent)
Resident, Bussora (correspondent)
Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (correspondent)
Ja'afar 'Alī Khān (correspondent)

Date:

1806/1808

Description:

A volume of letters sent outwards. Most of the correspondence is from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire, mainly to various company officials in India or elsewhere in the Gulf and surrounding regions. Correspondence is also frequently sent to Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān], the Resident's native agent at Shiraz, along with various other Persian officials. From July 1808, correspondence is sent out by William Bruce, who becomes Acting Resident following the departure of Nicholas Hankey Smith. The volume also contains some letters inwards, mainly as enclosures to letters outward.The subject matter of the correspondence is the administration of the Bushire Residency, company trade and political matters in the Gulf. French diplomatic activity, and plans to advance on British India is also a frequent topic in the correspondence.The following abbreviations have been used:HCC - Honourable Company's CruizerHMS - His Majesty's Ship2 volumes, 314 items (212 folios)This was once a single volume that has since been split into two parts.Part 1: ff.1-96Part 2: ff.97-1942 volumes in one slipcaseFoliation: The foliation sequence runs through two volumes as a continuous sequence. It commences at the title page of volume one and terminates at the last folio of volume two; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The file contains the following foliation corrections: 1 is followed by 1A; 11 is followed by 11A; 117 is followed by 117A; 193 is followed by 193A.Pagination: An original pagination sequence also runs through both volumes between ff 1-194; these numbers are written in ink, and are located in the top outermost corner of each page. The pagination is intermittent in places as numbers have been lost as a result of damage to the folios.Condition: The volumes have suffered from extensive pest damage resulting in the loss of a significant amount of text, and as a result the content can be difficult to read in places.

Language:

English
French
Arabic

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)

Geographic region:

Persia

Extent:

2 volumes, 314 items (212 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003de_ar
81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003de_en
IOR/R/15/1/10

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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