'Book No. 49'

Title:

'Book No. 49'

Contributor:

Governor of Bushire (correspondent)
HM Ambassador to Iran (recipient)
Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf (recipient)
Prince-Governor of Fārs, Qajar dynasty (correspondent)
Shaikh of Bushire, Arab ruler (correspondent)
King of Bahrain (correspondent)

Date:

1827/1836

Description:

The volume of private and secret letters contains correspondence from successive Residents in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, including Captain Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Captain David Wilson, Dr John MacNeil, Lieutenant Samuel Hennell and David Arnold Blane. The correspondence is to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government of India; Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald, Envoy to the Court of Persia; Charles Morris, Acting Chief of Sectary to the Government of Bombay; and W S Collinson, Commander and Senior Marine Officer in the Persian Gulf, Bassadore [Bāsa‘īdū]. There are various enclosures included in the correspondence, including translations of letters and notes from: Shaik Ahmed of Bushire [Shaikh Aḥmad]; the Prince of Shiraz; Shaik Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl], the Governor of Bushire; Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, and his agent, Hajee Abdool Ameer [Ḥājjī ‘Abd al-Amīr]; and Shaik Abdoollah ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], chief of Bahrain. In addition, an enclosure (folio 18) is a 'Table showing the entire operations of 4 Cruizers destined for Services connected with the Persian Gulf'.There is an index of letters on folio 2v-3. A note on folio 2r states that 'interesting titles' are marked with a blue cross in the index. Subjects included within the file include: British influence in the Persian Gulf, including relations with Persia, the Wahhabis, Muscat, Bahrain and the Shaikhs on the Arab coast; the movement of vessels and naval issues; movements of native and merchant ships; maintaining the maritime peace; legal claims and disputes; ports in the Persian Gulf and their suitability for steamers; arms trafficking; visits to various locations on the Arab coast, including Sharjah and Bahrain.1 volume (96 folios)The letters are arranged in chronological order throughout the volume. There is an index of letters on folio 2v-3 that refers to the original pagination of the volume.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: An original pagination sequence written in ink is present in the volume between ff 4-95.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Foreign relations
Arms control
Naval operations

Geographic region:

Persia
Muscat
Trucial Coast
Bahrein

Extent:

1 volume (96 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00000f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00000f_en
IOR/R/15/1/42

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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