'Old Index - Book N. 147 from January 1845 to December 1845'

Title:

'Old Index - Book N. 147 from January 1845 to December 1845'

Contributor:

HM Ambassador to Iran (correspondent)
Political Agent, Turkish Arabia (correspondent)

Date:

1845/1845

Description:

The volume contains letters sent by Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.Correspondents include Lieutenant Colonel Sheil, Envoy Plenipotentiary at the British Mission to the Court of Persia, in Tehran, the Native Agent at Bussorah [Basra], Parseigh Iohannes, the Political Agent for Turkish Arabia at Bagdad, Major C. B. Rawlinson, and the Government of Bombay.The subjects covered by the volume include the administration of the Bushire Residency, along with the East India Company's affairs and trade in the Gulf; disbursements of the Residency and reports on pirate activity in the Gulf.Diplomatic exchanges between Britain and Persia is another feature of the correspondence; this activity is mainly in relation to funds and supplies for the British Mission to the Court of Persia, along with equipment and weapons supplied for the use of the Persian military.1 volume (442 folios)The letters in the volume are in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 323-331. The index indicates date, recipient, subject and page for each letter in the volume.The foliation sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. The numbering begins on the front cover, on number 1, then 1A, 1B and 1C; then 2-322; 323 and 323A and carries on until the last folio of writing, on number 331. There is also a pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos.

Language:

English

Type:

Letter book

Type (Narrower):

Letters

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

International relations
Trade (practice)

Extent:

1 volume (442 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00004e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00004e_en
IOR/R/15/1/105

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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