'Measures for the Recovery of the Company's Property which was plundered by the Sheikh of Busheab on board the Country Ship Hector in the Persian Gulph'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Measures for the Recovery of the Company's Property which was plundered by the Sheikh of Busheab on board the Country Ship Hector in the Persian Gulph'
- Contributor:
- Resident (correspondent)
Government of Bombay (correspondent) - Date:
- 1805/1808
- Description:
- The item consists of correspondence regarding the capture and plundering of a British ship, the Hector, by the Shaikh of Nuckholoo [Nokhaylo], also referred to as the Shaikh of Busheab [Lavan]. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the potential for assistance from the Government of Persia [Iran] in the recovery of the plundered property, particularly after the death of the Shaikh. It also covers a lawsuit against the owner of the Hectorand the disappearance of the ship’s master and mate.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Bushire.1 item (29 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 226, and terminates at f 254, as it is 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 side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Lawsuits
Property theft
Piracy - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Extent:
- 1 item (29 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001688.0x00023f_ar
81055/vdc_100000001688.0x00023f_en
IOR/F/4/256/5645 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers