The volume chiefly comprises copies of letters sent to the Residency (with some addressed to the Resident, Captain Samuel Hennell) by the various government agents, including: Moollah Hussain, the agent at Sharjah; Khojah Reuben, the agent at Muscat; the Government agent at Bahrain [referred to as Bahrein throughout]; and reporters and news writers at Shiraz. All of these letters are English translations; the originals (presumably in Arabic and Persian) not being included in the volume. A small number of copies and drafts of outward letters, written by Hennell, are also included in the volume (folios 102-03, 110).Many of the letters contain translations, or translated extracts, of letters from various rulers around the Gulf, including: the Imam of Muscat; Maktoom [Shaikh Maktum bin Butti], chief of Debay [Dubai]; Khalifa bin Shakboot [Khalīfah bin Shakbut], chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], chief of Ras ul Khymah [Ra's al Khaymah]; Salman bin Nasser, chief of Al Bidda (also spelt Biddah); Mahomed bin Abdullah, chief of Bremi [Al Buraymī].Letters from the Sharjah Agent and rulers on the Arab Coast chiefly concern relations between the various tribes and towns, including disputes between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and include account of hostilities on land and sea, feuds, and negotiations for peace. Letters from the Shiraz reporters and news writers concern: diplomatic relations at Shiraz, including relations between Persia and the European imperial powers (Britain, France, Russia, Austria) and ambassadorial visits from European representatives; the death of the Governor of Fars and the appointment of a successor; proceedings and movement of king and court, government and Persian troops.Other subjects include: relations between Muscat and Egypt; Egyptian advances in Arabia; acts of piracy committed at Al Bidda on the Guttur [Qatar] coast, the activities of Rugragee [Jassim bin Jaber Raqraqi]; movement of trading vessels; instances of cholera and plague; activity on the pearling banks; incidents of slavery, and the import of slaves from Africa.1 volume (133 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest at the end.Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the title page and ends on the last page of text, and uses pencil numbers written in the top-right corner of each recto. Two front and two rear flyleaves are unfoliated. The following foliation anomaly occurs: f 28, 28A.Pagination: An incomplete original pagination sequence in ink is present between ff 5-127; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page.
The volume comprises letters sent by the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain Samuel Hennell, to the Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, Commodore George Barnes Brucks. The letters are instructions relating to the dispatch of Government vessels to the Arab coast to deal with reported incidents of piracy and the subsequent claims for compensation. Most of the correspondence deals with the suspected maritime hostilities of the fugitive Jassim bin Jaber Raqraqi.1 volume, 5 items (15 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest at the rear.Foliation: The volume is foliated from the first to last page of text, with circled pencil numbers located in the top-right corner of each recto. The covers, and one front and one rear flyleaf are unfoliated.
Correspondence between the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major, then Lieutenant-Colonel, Samuel Hennell), his native Agents at Muscat and Sharjah, and the Government of Bombay. The correspondence in the file reports on the hostilities taking place between the Governor of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said, and the Chief of Suhar, Said Hamood bin Azan, and the Bombay and India Governments' responses to the crisis.1 file, 15 items (41 folios)The correspondence in the file is arranged in a rough chronological order, from the earliest piece at the front of the file, to the latest at the end.Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the last page of correspondence, with a pencil number in the top-right corner of each recto. The inside back cover is unfoliated.Condition: Close-cropping of pages during a earlier binding/preservation, has resulted in some words at the edges of the page being truncated. There is also evidence of insect damage on some pages. Neither of these issues affect the legibility or understanding of items in the file.
The file is comprised of correspondence and reports sent to and from the Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, relating to reports of slaves being imported from Africa to the Persian and Arabian coasts of the Gulf. Intelligence reports are sent to Hennell by his agents at Sharjah, Muscat, and Bandar-e Lengeh. In turn, Hennell reports on slave trading activities to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay (Arab coast incidents) and to Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia (Persian coast incidents).1 file, 16 items (38 folios)The correspondence in the file has been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest items at the back.Foliation: The file's foliation begins on the front cover and runs through to the last page in the file. It uses small pencil numbers marked in the top-right corner of each recto page. The inside back cover of the file is unfoliated.Condition: There is evidence of considerable insect damage visible throughout the file, making some items difficult to read.
The volume contains correspondence to and from the Resident of the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell) during 1851. The first part of the file (ff 2-29) relates to miscellaneous issues of a largely domestic nature arising at the Residency. The second part of the file (ff 31-76) contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Commanding Officers of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships in the Gulf and the Residency, concerning the disputes occuring at the time between the Wahhabi and Qatari tribes and the Sheikh of Bahrain, and correspondence relating to coastal towns of Guttur [Qatar].1 volume, 54 items (83 folios)The items in the file are likely to have been arranged in the order that the originals were received, starting with the earliest item at the front of the file, to the latest at end. The file thus follows a chronological, but not strict chronological, sequence.Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 84, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. Foliation errors: f 27 missing.Condition: Some of the papers in the file have deteriorated significantly at the edges and show signs of significant insect damage, both of which affect the legibility of some parts of their text.
The file contains correspondence inwards and outwards from the Residency in the Persian Gulf, based at Bushire. The subjects covered includes the rules and regulations that British subjects are subject to when trading with, or within Persia; the resignation of Samuel Hennell as Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the appointment of Arnold Burrowes Kemball as his successor.The file also contains circulars sent out by the Bombay Government, and copies of the Bombay Government Gazette (extraordinary editions and supplements). The latter are reports on the progress of the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), and the former primarily concerns corruption and malpractice in the Bombay Presidency.1 volume, 27 items (61 folios)The material in the file is arranged in very loose chronological order because letters on the same subject have been grouped together. Some copies of the Bombay Government Gazette are also out of chronological order, with duplicate copies of the same edition having been separated in some cases.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: An original pagination sequence (2-251) written in ink is present between ff. 2-61; these numbers are located in the top outer corner of each page.
The volume contains letters sent outwards and letters received from the Residency in the Persian Gulf. Outgoing correspondence was sent by the Resident of the Persian Gulf, who was Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell until April 1852. After April 1852, the Resident was Captain Arnold Kemball, who worked in the capacity of Acting Resident from April to June 1852. Outcoming correspondence is marked as coming from the 'Political Department.' Most of the Resident's correspondence was sent to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay. Much of the volume's inward correspondence is from Malet.The subject matter of the volume is as follows: Bahrain affairs (ff 2-71); Arabian coast affairs (ff 73-128); the slave trade (ff 220-96); Muscat affairs (ff 298-326).1 file in two volumes (122 items, 338 folios)There are three levels of arrangement within the file. At the top level, there is a thematic arrangement, divided into 'Bahrain', 'Arabian Coast', 'Slave Trade' and 'Muscat.' Each of these thematic sections has a title cover page. Within each thematic section, the correspondence has been arranged in rough chronological order, beginning with the earliest items and finishing with the latest. The chronological sequences are approximate rather than precise, as a result of the Resident's outward letters and accompanying enclosures, along with inward replies to them, being grouped together.This was once a single volume that has since been split into two parts.Foliation: Through both volumes of the file there is an original pagination sequence, written in ink in the top-right corner of each recto and the top-left corner of each verso. The pagination sequence is inconsistent, perhaps due to the fact that the items in the volume have been compiled from various sources. the foliation system used in both volumes is written in pencil in the top-right corner of each recto page. It runs from 1 (title page) to 164 (inside back cover) in volume 1, and from 162 (first item) to 328 (inside back cover) in the volume 2.
The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded by Captain Arnold Kemball. Correspondence in the volume falls under the following headings:Persia, Basra and Baghdad (folios 2-4);The Persian Gulf slave trade (folios 6-8);Correspondence with the Muscat Political Agent (folios 10-23);Commerce (folios 25-39);Miscellaneous items (folios 40-51).1 volume, 38 items (57 folios)The correspondence in the volume has been grouped under a number of headings: 1) 1852/53 Persia, Busrah [Basra], Baghdad; 2) 1852/53 Slave Trade; 3) 1852/53 Muscat; 4) 1852/53 Commerce. Each set of correspondence has its own title page. The correspondence under each heading has been arranged chronologically, from the earliest first (January 1852) to the latest last. A fifth, unnamed, category sits at the end of the file, identified in the file catalogue title as 'miscellaneous'.Foliation: There is an original pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right of each recto and the top left of each verso. There is one foliation sequence, which is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. The sequence begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 52, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. The following details should be noted: f 7 is followed by f 7A; f 8 is followed by f 8A; f 23 is followed by f 23A; f 39 is followed by f 39A.On some pages the lines of handwritten have been truncated where the pages have been later cropped, making the legibility of words at the edges of pages difficult to read. One item in the volume (f 32) is written is in cypher.
The volume’s correspondence covers three subjects, as follows:Affairs at Bahrain (folios 2-165): the hostilities between Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain, and Shaikh Muḥammad’s estranged relatives based at Dammām, in cohort with Fayṣal ibn Turki’s forces at Al-Qaṭīf; naval operations against the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell off the coast of Al-Qaṭīf;Arab Coast and Muscat (folios 166-298): including sporadic incidents of maritime hostility on the Arab coast; rumours of a tax on British subjects at Muscat; the shipwreck and plunder of a ship carrying coal off the coast at Ra’s al Ḥadd; the preparation of maps of the Arab coast with Arabic place names; reports on the people and places of the Persian Gulf, and in particular the Arab coast; allocation of the Persian Gulf squadron’s naval resources.Slave Trade (folios 299-388): the import of slaves into the ports of the Persian coast, in particular Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Kelat and Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]; fines levied against the shaikhs of the ports of the Persian coast; measures to suppress the slave trade between Zanzibar and the Gulf.1 volume (389 folios, 109 items)The letterbook is divided into three subjects: correspondence concerning Bahrain, correspondence concerning the Arab Coast and Muscat, and correspondence concerning the slave trade. Each subject has a title sheet.Within each subject, the correspondence is arranged in chronological order, based on the date of the outward letter. Enclosures included immediately after the outward letter are chronologically earlier than the letter they are enclosed with. Inward correspondence, chiefly in the form of replies from the Government of India, are placed immediately after the letter they acknowledge receipt of. Because of the long periods of time taken for mail to travel, the inward replies are of a much later date (approximately three to four months) than the outward correspondence.Foliation: The letterbook, which is split into two volumes, is foliated from the first subject cover sheet to the last letter, using circle numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. There is an earlier pagination system, using numbers written in ink, running through both volumes. The first volume of the letterbook ends on folio 204. The second volume of the letterbook begins on folio 205. The front cover, front three flyleaves, rear flyleaf and inside back cover of the first volume of the letterbook are unfoliated. The front cover, front flyleaf, rear flyleaf and inside back cover of the second volume are unfoliated. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1A, 1B, 173A, 173B, no 173.
A collection of letters, which with the exception of one from L Darling to Her British Majesty's Consul at Bushire, are all from, or to, Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire. The first is a covering letter for a package of samples of piece goods sent by Kemball to Henry Bartle Edward Frere, Commissioner in Scinde [Sindh], Kurrachee [Karachi]. This is followed by a collection of correspondence between Kemball and Shariarjee Rustomjee, Bombay, on the subject of Shariarjee Rustomjee’s proposed sale of goods at Bushire and his engagement of an agent for this purpose. In response to his concerns that his goods should be taxed as British property and secured from unlawful encroachment, Kemball advises Shariarjee Rustomjee to appoint a British subject rather than the native agent proposed. One letter is from L Darling in London seeking to obtain commercial information regarding the market of Bushire. Kemball’s letter in reply includes a copy of a letter from Messrs I A Malcolm and Co., an American firm established in Bushire, providing the requested information. There is a letter from Kemball to Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, Bagdad [Baghdad], on the subject of the establishment of a standing committee at Kurrachee for the direct sale of horses from the Persian Gulf. This letter includes copies of several others all relating to this same subject. The final two letters are letters of introduction, written by Kemball to Henry Bartle Edward Frere, recommending two horse traders bringing horses to Kurrachee for sale.1 volume, 9 items (24 folios)The correspondence is arranged in chronological order.Pagination: Pagination is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos.Foliation: Foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. This sequence begins on the fourth folio after the front cover, on number 2, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 25. This is the sequence used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.
This file contains copies of official correspondence divided up into three sections as follows:1) 1855/56 Residency, Persian Gulf, Persia (folios 1b-50):This section contains copies of correspondence regarding affairs in Persia between Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (and occasionally James Felix Jones, as officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf) and the following correspondents:Meerza Hussain Alee Khan, the Governor of Bushire (this correspondence is translated from Farsi);George Robinson, Commander of the Persian Gulf Naval Squadron;Charles Augustus Murray, British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia;William Taylor Thompson, British Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia;Peter Stephen, British Agent at Ispahan [Isfahan], Persia.2) 1855/56 Residency in the Persian Gulf, Squadron (folios 51-80):This section contains copies of letters between Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and a number of ship captains in the region including Alexander Foulerton, Commanding Officer of the Sloop
Cliveand Richard Ethersey, Commanding Officer of the Persian Gulf Naval Squadron.3) 1855/56 Residency in the Persian Gulf, English Records, General (folios 77-80):This section contains two letters, one from Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Senior Magistrate of Police in Bombay and the other to Kemball from Felix Jones, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia.1 volume (80 folios)The file is divided into three rough thematic sections as detailed in the scope and content.Condition: Loose folios in a file. The folios show evidence of having previously been bound.Foliation: the file's foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1A, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 80.
The volume comprises correspondence exchanged between the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball until August 1855, Lieutenant Herbert Disbrowe in the capacity as Assistant Resident in Charge between August and September 1855, and Commander James Felix Jones from September 1855) and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.Correspondence included in each of the volume’s subjects cover the following topics:Slave trade (folios 2-37): chiefly, the Resident’s explanation of contrasting successes in the suppression of the slave trade on the Arab and Persian coasts of the Gulf; protection offered to Indian naval crew members who were previously enslaved;Bahrain (folios 39-68): relations between the Shaikh of Bahrain, his estranged relatives at Dammām, and Fayṣal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd; incidents of maritime piracy;Arabian coast and Muscat (folios 70-168): reports of acts of maritime piracy and plunder; compensation for acts of piracy and plunder; the abdication of Shaikh Sa’id bin Tahnun of Abu Dhabi;Accounts and general (folios 170-93): letters relating to Commander Felix Jones’s previous post as Political Agent and Consul-General at Baghdad; consular jurisdiction of the Resident in Bushire.1 volume, 69 items (193 folios)The contents of the volume are arranged under four general headings: Slave Trade, Bahrain, the Arabian Coast and Muscat, and Accounts and General. Each heading has its own cover sheet (ff 2, 39, 70, 170), and each subject is separated by blank folios. The correspondence included under each heading is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front to the latest at the rear, and based on the date of outgoing correspondence sent by the Resident. Responses from Government to the Resident’s letters are arranged directly after the correspondence they respond to.Foliation: Foliation begins on the volume’s first page of text and ends on the volume's last page of text, using uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. The front cover of the volume, two front flyleaves, two rear flyleaves and inside back cover are unfoliated.Pagination: An original pagination sequence runs through the volume between ff 3-193; these numbers are written in ink and they can be found in the top-left or the top-right corners of the verso and recto side of each folio respectively.