Letter from Thomas H Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary at Tauris [Tabriz, Iran] to Stephen Babington Esquire, in Charge of the Residency at Bushire, enclosing a packet containing letters of Her Majesty's Envoy to be delivered to Francis Warden at Bombay, and requesting to transmit to Arratoon any packets addressed to Sir Harford Jones arriving from Bombay.1 folio
Letter from N B Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to Government at Fort William to Lieutenant Bruce, at Bushire, requesting further information about the accounts of Disbursements for September and October 1808, in regard to payments made by Jaffer Ali Khaun to the Persian Ministers to obtain some letters belonging to the French Mission [in Persia].1 folio
Letter from H. Wood, Acting Civil Auditor at Fort William to W. Bruce Esquire, Acting Resident at Bushire, acquainting that the Accounts of the Residency for July and August 1809 had passed, and requesting to credit in the Residency's account the value of presents transferred by Brigadier General Malcolm's mission.2 folios
Letter from Thomas H. Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary at Tauris [Tabriz, Iran] to the Acting Resident at Bushire, informing that the accounts of Disbursements for November and December 1809 have been passed.1 folio
Letter from H. Wood, Acting Civil Auditor at Fort William to W. Bruce Esquire, Acting Resident at Bushire, acquainting that the Accounts of the Residency for May and June 1809 had passed.1 folio
Letter from H Wood, Acting Civil Auditor at Fort William to William Bruce Esquire, Acting Resident at Bushire, acquainting him with the information that charges on the Accounts of Disbursements for August, September and October 1808 had passed.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden Esquire, Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay, enclosing a receipt for a chest containing six carabines shipped on board the Cruizer
Ariel.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Sir Evan Nepean Baronet, President and Governor in Council at Bombay, transmitting a packet received from Bussora [Basra, Iran] on the Cruizer
Ariel.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Colonel T M Weguelen, Commissary General at Fort William, acknowledging the receipt of a communication sent on 29 August 1810 regarding a delivery of sulphur of inferior quality, after which no further supply will be taken at Bushire on account of the Government.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant J. Arthur, Commanding the Honorable Company's Cruizer
Ariel,requesting him to do his best to deliver a packet to Sir Evan Nepean at the Presidency.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant J. Arthur, Commanding the Honorable Company's Cruizer
Ariel,requesting him to receive on board three sepoys belonging to the Factory Guard on return to the Presidency.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant J. Blast, Commanding the Honourable Company's Cruizer
Mercury,requesting to take under his convoy the
SophiaCountry Ship, carrying horses for the Company to Muscat.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J. Adam Esquire, Secretary to the Government at Fort William, acknowledging the receipt of a Command sent on 3 August 1810 regarding the British help to granting a pension to Aga Ismail, son of the late Hajer Khallul.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Kaye Esquire, Accountant General at Bombay, acknowledging the receipt of a command sent on 2 September 1810, forwarding copies of two invoices for twenty cases of [mirrors] consigned by the Company's Cruizers
Mercuryand
Vestaland informing him of their payment.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J. Kaye Esquire, Accountant General at Bombay, informing that payments for supplies in favour of the Government were being sent on the Cruizer
Ariel.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J. Kaye Esquire, Civil Auditor at Bombay, transmitting Account of Disbursements for the month of September and October for examination.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J. Kaye Esquire, Civil Auditor at Bombay, transmitting on board the Honorable Company's Cruizer
Mercuryan Exchange on the Marine Pay Master.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Hinde Pelly Esquire, Deputy Military Pay Master General at Bombay, acknowledging the receipt of a communication sent on 17 September 1810, returning him all recent bills for signature.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to J Henderson Esquire, Secretary to the Government at Bombay, acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on 11 November 1810 transmitting an invoice for thirty-five cases of plate glass on board the
Thetis.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to R Morgan Esquire, Secretary to the Marine Board at Bombay, enclosing a bill of supplies to the Honorable Company's Cruizer
Mercury.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to R. Morgan Esquire, Secretary to the Marine Board at Bombay, informing that a bill for supplies was sent on board the Cruizer
Ariel.1 folio
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay, giving an account of his trip on the
Challengerand the
Vestalto Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh, Iran] to rescue various properties taken unlawfully from Shaikh Mohammed bin Quzeeb. In enclosure, translation of a letter on the same subject sent on the same day from Bruce to Sooltan bin Suggar, the Chieftain of Shargaa [Sharjah, UAE].3 folios
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham Esquire, Secretary to Government of Bombay, acknowledging the receipt of a command sent on 17 November 1810, informing that a supply of stationery was being delivered on board the
Thetisbut, as the chest had to be thrown overboard, Bruce requests another supply to be delivered.1 folio
Journal of the voyage of the
Royal Georgefrom England to Madras, Bombay, and China (Captain Charles Besley [Besly] Gribble), 1807-09. The
Royal Georgewas at Muscat from 19 to 25 February 1808, and at Gamberoon [Bandar Abbas] from 29 February to 8 March 1808.Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal. Charles B. Gribble. Commander' (folio 1).The Journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The Journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships, commodities carried, and general remarks.The Journal includes a list of the ship's officers and seamen, giving the capacity in which they served, and the circumstances of their death/manner of leaving the ship's service (folios 2-3); a list of troops belonging to HM 14th Regiment of Foot, who were embarked on board the
Royal Georgeat Portsmouth on 19 June 1807, including names of the women and children who accompanied them (folios 4-8); and a list of passengers (folio 8).The Journal also includes the following lists on folios 129-133: a list of a detachment of HM 30th Regiment of Foot, received on board the
Royal Georgeat Madras, 10 November 1807; a list of a detachment of HM 36th Regiment of Foot and artillery received on board the
Royal Georgeat Bombay, 2 February 1809; a list of seamen received from HM ship
Psycheat Bombay, 2 February 1808; and further lists of seamen and lascars, circa 1808-09.Account of a fatal shooting aboard the ship, involving an officer of the 14th Regiment of Foot: folio 40.The record is part of a volume containing four separate log books:
Royal George: Journal, 1804-06 (IOR/L/MAR/B/17K);
Royal George: Journal, 1807-09 (folios 1-133, IOR/L/MAR/B/17L);
Royal George: Journal, 1810-11 (IOR/L/MAR/B/17M); and
Royal George: Journal, 1811-13 (IOR/L/MAR/B/17N).1 file (133 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 133; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Letter from Andrew Jukes, Surgeon, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter received from Bombay via the
Mercuryand informing that, as Bruce had accompanied Harford Jones on his mission to the Court of Persia, Jukes was to send him some correspondence of interest.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq. at Bushire, informing that two packets were delivered to Lieutenant Allen: one for the Governor in Council at Bombay and another one for Brigadier General Malcolm, to be shipped via the
Furyto Lieutenant Davidson and then to Malcolm.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq., in charge at the Residency at Bushire, informing that Brigadier General Malcolm was expected to lead the occupation of Karrack [Kharg] Island and requesting Jukes to be available to leave Bushire [to join the mission to Tehran].1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq. at Bushire, requesting that a sum of money belonging to the Camp was forwarded from the broker at Bushire, together with a balance and an account of the remaining funds.2 folios
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq. at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on 31 January 1809 via the
Furyand requesting him to deliver to Davidson the packet from Sir Harford Jones to be delivered to Brigadier General Malcolm, containing the request to resume his station in the Gulf.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq. at Bushire, enclosing a list of articles sent to Sir Harford Jones, but which he had left at Bushire, and requesting them to be returned to Mohammerah by the first vessel available (list not attached).1 folio
Letter from Thomas H Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary at Tauris [Tabriz, Iran] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, transmitting a packet to be delivered to the President in Council at Bombay, containing the information about the Peace being signed between France and Austria on 14 October 1809 and a report of His Majesty's Ministers having resigned from their offices, and asking to make sure this was delivered quickly and safely.1 folio
Letter from J Stewart, Assistant at the Camp at Mohumrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter dated 19 December 1808, containing a list of articles that were delivered to the camp, and requesting Bruce to provide information on some missing pistols and brocades 'khimkhubs'.1 folio
Letter from James Morrier, Secretary at Khoush Khona, to Andrew Jukes Esq., acknowledging the letter sent to Sir Harford Jones on 24 January 1809 and sending two packets, one for the Governor of Bombay and the other for Brigadier General John Malcolm (not enclosed).1 folio
Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussorah [Basrah, Iran], to Andrew Jukes Esq., informing that Lieutenant Allen in command of the
Prince of Waleswas sailing to Bushire on his way to Bombay, to despatch the news of the Peace between the British and the Turkish empires.1 folio
Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basrah, Iraq], to Andrew Jukes Esq., Surgeon at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a communication sent on 25 January 1809, and informing that Lieutenant Davidson was on his way to Bushire on board the
Fury, to join Brigadier General Malcolm on his journey from Bombay to convey a packet containing despatches sent by Sir Harford Jones.2 folios
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, expressing the Governor's will to re-establish control over the public expenditure at Bushire and requesting Bruce to provide for each bill a declaration that the price paid for each article was not exceeding the market price.1 folio
Letter from N B Edmonstone, Secretary at Fort St George, to William Bruce, Resident at Abusheher [Bushire], acknowledging the receipt of dispatches, informing that the Governor hadn't received any accounts of the disbursements for Sir Harford Jones's mission, approving of the mission of Moonshee Mohummud Hussein Khan to Sheerauz to convey a letter to the King, and informing that Brigadier General John Malcolm, appointed Envoy Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia, was about to pass via Abusheher on his way to Persia.2 folios
Letter from W Hewitson, Lieutenant Comm. the Teignmouth, at Bushire, to Andrew Jukes Esq., Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter on the same day, and informing that the
Fury, carrying a packet for Brigadier General Malcolm, was not safe against piratical attacks in the Gulf.1 folio
Letter from W. Hewitson, Lieut. Comm. the
Teignmouth, at Bushire, to Andrew Jukes Esq., Acting Resident at Bushire, informing of orders requested by the Resident at Basra and requesting to spare the services of the
Teignmouth, as ordered by the Superintendant of Marine.1 folio
Letter from Waddington, Captain of the Ship
Macoley, in Bushire, to William Bruce, Lieutenant of the Company's Marine and Acting Resident at Bushire, forwarding a proclamation of the Government General in Council (not enclosed).1 folio
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.
The item consists of correspondence regarding a peace treaty between the East India Company and the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī], and relations between the Joasmee and the Imam of Muscat.The correspondence consists mainly of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat. It also includes letters from prominent members of the Joasmee and from Mullah Hussain [Molla Husayn], Ruler of Kishem [Qishm].1 item (39 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 255, and terminates at f 293, 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.
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumra [Mohammerah, Iran] on the Hafar, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on 25 November 1808 and informing that he had ordered the articles requested in the letter.1 folio
Letter from Charles Pasley, Acting for Brigadier General John Malcolm at the Camp at Mohumra [Mohammerah, Iran], to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, requesting explanations for the account of payments made from Bruce to Jaafer Ali Khan.1 folio
Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, enclosing the copy of a letter sent on 11 January from the Chief Secretary Warden to Elphinston, requesting all expenses connected with General Malcolm's mission to be debited to the Supreme Government.1 folio
Letter from J Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, requesting Bruce to respect the instructions given to claim the Residency's bills.1 folio
Letter from J. Elphinston, Accountant General at Bombay Castle, to W. Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing a letter received on 8 December from F. Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, regarding extra disbursement in the Persian Gulf to be paid by the Presidency of Bengal.1 folio
Letter from J Stewart, Assistant at the Camp at Mahamrah [Mohammerah, Iran], to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, enclosing an extract from the account of the mission in Persia, showing the amount of what was paid for two Dows to Shaik Jabara, the Shaik of Congoon [Kangan, India].1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, forwarding a copy of the resolutions on the audit of Bruce's disbursements from May to July 1808 (resolutions not enclosed).1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, forwarding a copy of the resolutions on the audit of Bruce's disbursements for August and September 1808 (resolutions not enclosed).1 folio
Letter from John Elphinston, Auditor for Civil Accounts at Bombay Castle, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, communicating the procedure for the transmission of monthly accounts for disbursements.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, on the charges paid by Bruce for boat hire and feeding asses, and requesting to discontinue the latter.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, requesting Bruce to report on the recovery of the expenses for the repairing of a ship belonging to the Shaikh of Bushire.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of a letter dated 15 October, containing three dispatches (not included), and informing that these were forwarded to Fort William.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, requesting to forward with urgency all letters received on board the
Mercuryfrom Brigadier General Malcolm to Sir Harford Jones and Captain Pasley
.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, informing that the Governor in Council had established the rule that, whenever the Resident had to forward to the Government translations of documents, the original documents received in the Country Language were also to be forwarded.1 folio
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, acknowledging the receipt of some dispatches (not included), and informing that these were forwarded to Bengal.1 folio
Letter from Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government at Fort William, to N H Smith, Resident at Bushire, informing him that the accounts of disbursements for March 1808 were forwarded to the Civil Auditor and requesting that future monthly reports were to be sent to the Civil Auditor himself.1 folio
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, regarding importation of cloths from England to the Bushire markets and requesting Bruce's advice on sending them to the Persian markets instead in the future. The letter includes a Statement of Woollens imported from England for the Bushire market and encloses extract of a letter sent on 1 June 1808 from the Honourable Court's Commands in the Commercial Department, on the same subject.1 folio
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire, informing him that fifty-nine bales of unsold woollens received from Bushire were being returned.1 folio
List of places letters have been sent outwards between 5 June 1807 and 6 December 1808.1 folioThis item is located in between the folios of ff 193-194.Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage and part of the list has been obscured.
The volume consists of chronological diary entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Residents during the period covered were William Bruce (acting) and (from May 1807) Nicholas Hankey Smith.The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. The correspondence is between the Resident and other East India Company officials: officials of the Government of Bombay (including correspondence in the Political, Military, Public, General and Commercial Departments, and correspondence with the Accountant General); the Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad] (Harford Jones, and later John Hine [Acting]); the Resident at Muscat (David Seton); and the Resident at Bussora [Basra] (Lieutenant William Eatwell [Acting], and later Samuel Manesty).The records of shipping consist of a note of the day of arrival and departure of ships of the Bombay Marine (the East India Company navy) and country ships (privately-owned merchant ships, which operated under licence from the East India Company), and information on their port of origin and destination. The term 'imported' is used to indicate the arrival of a vessel.General topics covered in the volume include:political developments in the Gulf;movements of ships;the transmission of packets of correspondence;piracy;the provision and sale of East India Company merchandise;accounting and financial matters;administrative matters;relations with the Court of Persia;relations with local rulers;the activities of the French in the region (including the activities of French privateers);reports of political and military developments in Europe.Specific topic include:dispatches from the Government of Bombay concerning the Persian Embassy to India (entry for 20 February 1806, folios 5-22), including a report of an assault by a sepoy sentry on a horse belonging to members of the suite of the Persian Ambassador, Mohumed Nebee Khan [Muhammad Nābī Khān];dispatches from the Government of Bombay concerning the Persian Embassy to India (entry for 27 February 1806, folios 22v-40v), including details of the garrison court martial of the sentry mentioned above, and financial claims of the Persian Ambassador;letter from Bruce to Francis Warden, Secretary to the Government of Bombay dated 3 March 1806, in response to the above dispatches (folio 41);letter from Bruce to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, dated 12 March 1806 containing a report of the search for the wreck of the
Reliance(f. 42v);letter from Bruce to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, dated 25 March 1806 containing a report of the presence of a French agent at Tabrize [Tabriz], who was on his way to Teheran [Tehran] (f. 44v);dispatches from the Government of Bombay concerning the Persian Embassy to India (entry for 13 April 1806, folios 40v-67v), including details of stores drawn and remaining to be drawn from the Honourable Company's stores, and bills to be paid on account of the
Rahimshaw(ff. 47-51), account of articles purchased by the Ambassador's people (ff. 56v-57), report of the sale of horses presented by the Persian Ambassador (f. 60), and list of articles purchased for the Persian Ambassador for use as presents (f. 62);dispatches from the Government of Bombay concerning the Persian Embassy to India (entry for 27 May 1806, ff.74v-138v), including the embarkation of the embassy for Calcutta;correspondence containing reports by Bruce of a French agent at the Court of Persia, (1-5 September 1806, ff. 160v-162);regulations issued by the Government of Bombay concerning persons in the East Company's service who wished to proceed to Europe (19 October 1806, ff. 170v-171);correspondence concerning an incident involving the Honourable Company's Schooner
Sylphat Bushire, which led to a serious loss of life amongst the
Sylph'screw (14 January - 14 February 1807, ff. 188-192);table of books, statements etc. required by the Accountant General's Office, Government of Bombay, issued 11 March 1807 (f. 228).2 volumes (241 folios)The volume is in the form of a diary running in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The correspondence sent is entered under the approximate date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. Notes of the arrival and departure of vessels are similarly recorded in diary form under the relevant date.Foliation: the foliation sequence, which runs through both volumes, commences at 1 on the first folio of correspondence and terminates at 235 on the inside back cover of the second volume. The numbers are written in pencil, are smaller than the pagination numbers, and appear near the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 116, 116A, 116B, 116C, 116D, 116E, 1116F. Folio 228 folds out beyond the edge of the volume. This is the system in use.Pagination: there is also an incomplete pagination sequence, which runs from 1-458 through both volumes. The numbers are written in pencil, are larger than the foliation numbers, and appear at the top centre or toward the top of the recto and verso pages.Condition: the volumes have suffered extensive damage at the beginning and end of the original (pre-conservation) volume (ff. 1-15 and 222-232), in the shape of damaged edges and holes in the folios, which has resulted in significant losses of text. There is also some damage to other folios, which occasionally causes loss of text.
A further certificate of the sale of
Gelaria Expiranceand her stores as a result of the vessel floundering. It was sold by Commander J D Fleming.1 folioCondition: The item has suffered from pest damage and some of the text has been obscured as a result. This has not had much affect on the body of the text, however the date has been partially obscured leaving ...th October 1807.
A certificate of the sale of
Gelaria Expiranceand her stores as a result of the vessel floundering. It was purchased by the late Shaik Nasser and is now in the possession of his son the Shiek Abdol Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān].1 folioCondition: The item has suffered from heavy pest damage; two large holes in each folio have obscured a significant amount of text and much of the content is difficult to read as a result.
The item consists of correspondence regarding the establishment of a permanent Residency at Muscat and a report by the Resident, David Seton, concerning the difficulties of living at Muscat and a request for increased allowances and a new Residency building.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat.1 item (15 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 91, and terminates at f 105, 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 pagination sequence.
The volume consists of chronological diary entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Resident during the period covered was William Bruce (acting).The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. The correspondence is mostly between the Resident and other East India Company officials, particularly officials of the Government of Bombay; the Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad] (Harford Jones); the Resident at Muscat (David Seton); officials in charge of the Residency at Bussora [Basra] (John Law and Lieutenant William Eatwell); and commanders of ships of the Bombay Marine (the East India Company's navy).The records of shipping consist of a note of the day of arrival and departure of ships of the Bombay Marine and country ships (privately-owned merchant ships, which operated under licence from the East India Company), and information on their port of origin and destination. The term 'imported' is used to indicate the arrival of a vessel.General topics covered in the volume include:political developments in the Gulf;movements of ships;piracy;sale of East India Company merchandise;appointments;personnel matters;accounting and financial matters;administrative matters;relations with the Court of Persia;relations with local rulers and Persian officials;the activities of the French in the region;reports of political and military developments in Europe.Specific topics include:correspondence concerning the activities and whereabouts of a French officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexandre Romieu, former minister at Corfu, who had made his way from Constantinople into Persia on a mission the objectives of which were unclear, entries for 27 September - 22 November 1805 (folios 14-32v);correspondence relating to the recovery of cargo from the merchant ship
Hector, 29 October - 22 November 1805 (folios 23v-32v);letter from Lieutenant W Eatwell, Bombay Marine, commanding the
Fury, at Bussora, dated 20 October 1805, reporting the death of John Law, Resident of the Factory at Bussora and stating that he had taken temporary charge of the Residency there (entry for 31 October 1805, folio 28v)correspondence from the Political Department of the Government of Bombay concerning the Persian Embassy, particularly relating to an affray that had taken place on a road near Bombay in November 1805 between an East India Company officer cadet and two servants of the Persian Ambassador, 26 January 1806 (folios 60-89v).1 volume (97 folios)The volume is in the form of a diary running in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. Notes of the arrival and departure of vessels are similarly recorded in diary form under the relevant date.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1A on the front cover and terminates at 92 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F; ff. 21, 21A; ff. 35, 35A.Pagination: an original pagination sequence written in ink numbered 1-178 is present between ff. 1F-89. These numbers appear in the top right or top left corners of each page.Condition: there is a hole measuring approximately 60x50mm in the top centre of folio 1F, probably caused by the oxidisation of iron gall ink. This hole reappears, diminishing in size, in the following nine folios (to f. 10). The holes have caused loss of text between ff. 1F-9. There is also minor damage to the edges of some folios, but this has not caused any serious loss of text. The entire volume was conserved, probably in the 1980s, in the form of an appliqué-coated guard book.
The item consists of correspondence regarding the situation in Muscat after the death in 1804 of the Imam Syed Sultan [Sultan bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id] and efforts to counter the naval activities of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] in the Gulf. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the capture by the Joasmee of two British ships, the
Shannonand the
Trimmer, and the eventual return of the
Trimmeras part of a truce.Other topics covered include:· An attempted coup by Syed Gheiss [Qais bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id], the brother of the late Imam· An Omani expedition to recover Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] from Mullah Hussain [Molla Husayn], ruler of Kishem [Qeshm]· The establishment of a permanent Residency at Muscat.The correspondence consists mainly of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Muscat. The other correspondents are: Mullah Hussain; Syed Gheiss; the Resident at Bussora [Basra]; the Resident at Bushire; Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi], Emir of Sharjah; and Syed Beder [Badr bin Saif Al Bu Sa’id], Regent of Oman.The bulk of the item dates from the years 1805 and 1806, the earlier date range includes copies of the Anglo-Omani Agreement of 1798 and an amendment to it from 1800 (ff 17-19).1 item (89 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 90, 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 pagination sequence.
This item consists of extracts from political letters received from the Government of Bombay by the Court of Directors, containing enclosures regarding the measures taken to secure the return of East India Company property that was seized from the country ship
Hectorin the Persian Gulf by the Shaikh of Busheab [Shaikh of Nakhīlū].The enclosures, which discuss the Company's claim for restitution and negotiations for the return of the vessel, mainly consist of the following: letters received at Bombay from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]; letters from Lieutenant Charles Pasley of the Persian Mission to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments, Fort William; correspondence between Manesty and Pasley.1 item (30 folios)The contents of the item have been arranged chronologically from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 58, and terminates at f 87, 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 pagination.
This item consists of different extracts of the Bombay Public Consultations, regarding an act of piracy and murder that was reportedly committed by the native crew of the country ship
Alert. The
Alertwas bound for Bengal port laden with dispatches principally belonging to the East India Company. The letters report that part of her native crew seized the ship, murdered the European Captain and officers, and sailed the ship to the port of Mockulla [Mukalla] on the coast of Arabia.The item contains a description of the act of piracy on the
Alertship and its aftermath, including the following: measures taken by the Company to secure the return of the ship; negotiations with the Hakim regarding the restitution of the
Alertand her cargo; reports from the Customs Master at Bombay; the involvement of the
Princess Augustacruiser; the appointment of a commissioner, Samuel Sparks, to start negotiations with Hakim on the restitution of the
Alertand its cargo; a memorandum on the
Alert'scargo.Notable correspondents include the following: James Augustus Grant, Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Forbes & Co; Virja Nanjis Searkrun; the East India Company's Broker in Mocha; Sir John Malcolm; Samuel Sparks, Commissioner; the Phoenix Assurance Company; John Pringle, Resident at Mocha.1 item (32 folios)The contents of the item have been arranged chronologically from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 94, and terminates at f 125, 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 pagination sequence.
The volume consists of chronological entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received, and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Resident during the period covered was William Bruce (acting).The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. The correspondence is mostly between the Resident and other East India Company officials, particularly the Government of Bombay; the Government of Bengal, Fort William, Calcutta; the Resident at Bussora [Basra] (Samuel Manesty, and deputising for him Lieutenant Edward Hutchins Bellasis and John Law); the Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad] (Harford Jones); the Resident at Muscat (David Seton); and commanders of ships of the Bombay Marine (the East India Company navy) .The records of shipping consist of a note of the day of arrival and departure of ships of the Bombay Marine and country ships (privately-owned merchant ships, which operated under licence from the East India Company), and information on their port of origin and destination. The term 'imported' is used to indicate the arrival of a vessel.General topics covered in the volume include:appointments;piracy;movements of ships;financial and accounting matters;sales of merchandise;relations with Persia;political developments in the region;administrative matters;the transmission of packets of correspondence;the activities of French privateers in the Gulf.Specific topics (dated by date of diary entry) covered in the volume include:the capture of the
Creoleand the fate of the body of the late Resident at Bushire, Mirza Mehedy Alli Khawn [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān], 31 October 1805 (ff. 2v-3r);correspondence between the Government of Bombay and Bruce concerning discrepancies in the audit of the Bushire Residency accounts for the period 1801/02, 13 November 1804 (ff. 3r-4r);the capture by Joasem [Qāsimī] pirates of the British brigs
Shannon and Trimmer(e.g. entries for 6 December 1804 - 12 January 1805, ff. 26r-32v).The volume contains transcribed correspondence from dates earlier than the first diary entry. The earliest such letter is dated 30 November 1803.1 volume (91 folios)The volume is in the form of a diary running in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. Notes of the arrival and departure of vessels are similarly recorded in diary form under the relevant date.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover and terminates at 90 on the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 1, 1A.Pagination: a pagination sequence numbered 1-176 runs between ff. 2-89. These numbers are written in ink and appear in the top right (recto) or top left (verso) corner of each page. Damage to the edges of the pages has resulted in the loss of some of these numbers. In consequence, the pagination sequence has been duplicated in pencil on each page; these numbers appear in the top centre of each page and are not circled.Condition: the volume has suffered damage to the edges of many of the folios. This has resulted in the loss of some of the pagination numbers (as above) and (particularly between ff. 2-22) the ends of some lines of text; however, the missing text can generally be reconstructed. There are also two holes in the top centre and top right of folios 1-11. These have also occasioned some loss of text, but the sense of the original is generally unaffected.
This item consists of extracts from political letters received by officials of the Government of Bombay, containing enclosures regarding the political situation at Muscat following the death of the Imaum, Syed Sultaun [Sayyid Sulṭān bin Aḥmad Āl Bū Sa‘īd, also written in the correspondence as Seyud Sooltan and Said Sultan]. He lost his life on 13 November 1804 during a sea fight with Wahabee [Wahabi, also written as Wahaubee in the correspondence] forces in the Persian Gulf (written as Gulph throughout). Also covered are alleged depredations committed by Joasmee [Qāsimī, also written as Gausemee] pirates in the Gulf.The enclosures discuss the following: the Imaum's death; relations between Muscat and the East India Company (EIC); the security of trade in the Gulf following the Imaum's death; hostilities in Muscat (between the son and brother of the Imaum over control of the city); issues with Wahabee pirates; the succession of the Imaum and the implications for the East India Company; the supervision of the arrival of EIC ships; the question of how to resolve the unstable situation in the Gulf.The item includes statements by Captain Cumming of the
Trimmerand Captain Babcock of the
Shannondescribing the capture of both ships by Gulf pirates. Also included are instructions issued by Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the commanders of the
Antelope,the
Queenand the
Mornington, regarding their movements in the Gulf . In addition, the item includes a translation of a written engagement from the Imaum of Muscat, dated 1798 (ff 55-56) and an agreement between the Imaum and Captain John Malcolm, dated 1800 (f 57).1 item (57 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 1, and terminates at f 57, 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 pagination sequence.
This item consist of letters, extracts of letters, and a copy of dispatches between, principally, the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay regarding the proceedings in consequence of the death of the Persian Ambassador, Haji Khali Khan [Ḥājjī Khalīl Khān], in Bombay on 20 July 1802.The item contains discussion of the details of the death of the Ambassador of Persia in Bombay and its aftermath, including the following: the causes of death; the assignation of Sir John Malcolm as a diplomatic contact for the Shah of Persia, to preserve good communications between Persia and Britain after the incident; and reports from John Malcolm. In addition to correspondence, the item includes a statement of the pension for the son of the Persian Ambassador (f 251).Notable correspondents include the following: the Secretary to the Governor General; the Governor of Bombay, Jonathan Duncan; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay; the Governor General of Bengal, Richard Wellesley; Samuel Manesty; and Sir John Malcolm.1 item (37 folios)The contents of the item have been arranged chronologically from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 217, 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.
The volume consists of chronological entries containing transcripts of correspondence sent and received and notes on the arrival and departure of vessels at Bushire. The Resident during the period covered was Jonathan Henry Lovett; frequent mention is also made early in the volume of Lovett's predecessor as Resident, Mirza Mehedy Aly Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān].The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. Summaries of the contents of transcribed correspondence appear in the left hand column of each page. There are occasional lists of correspondence and papers: some of these items are transcribed in full; in other cases a note records that the papers are kept elsewhere: e.g. note stating that 'These papers will be found among the records of the Factory' (page 19). The correspondence is mostly between the Resident and other East India Company officials, particularly the Government of Bombay; the Resident at Bussora [Basra] (Samuel Manesty); the Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad] (Harford Jones); the Resident at Muscat (David Seton); and commanders of ships of the Bombay Marine (the East India Company navy) .The records of shipping consist of a note of the day of arrival and departure of ships of the Bombay Marine and country ships (privately-owned merchant ships, which operated under licence from the East India Company), and information on their port of origin and destination. The terms 'imported' and 'exported' are used, respectively, for the arrival and departure of vessels.General topics covered in the correspondence include:reports from the Resident to the Government of Bombay;permission from the Government of Bombay for items of expenditure;correspondence between the Residents on political developments;accounting and financial matters;movement of ships;transport of goods and freight;mercantile transactions;transmission of packets of correspondence;appointments;administrative matters;relations with Persia;the activities of the French in the region.Specific topics (dated by date of diary entry) covered include:the appointments of Lovett as Resident and Andrew Jukes as Surgeon (recorded under entries for 10 January 1803, pages 1-42);Residency audited accounts, 1801/2, issued by the Office of Audit, Bombay Castle, with accompanying correspondence, 10 January 1803 (pages 20-40) and further correspondence, 10 May 1803 (pages 95-119);correspondence relating to the loss of the Honourable Company's Schooner (also referred to as Cruiser)
Alerton the Island of Busheab (also referred to as Boosheibe) [Bushoeyb] off the coast of Persia, March-April 1803 (pages 58-79) and 31 May 1803 (pages 125-130);correspondence relating to the loss of the country ship
Hectoron the Island of Busheab; attempts to recover her cargo together with property taken from the
Alert; and operations against Sheikh Rama Ben Sunneed, Sheikh of Nuckheloo (also referred to as Naquiloo) [Nakhilu], including dispatches from Lieutenant William Bruce on deputation at Nukhiloo and Khangoon [Kangan], 11 May - 29 November 1803, passim;correspondence relating to an attack on the house of John White, Captain of the
Recovery, at Bussora [Basra] by a mob who mistakenly believed that a Muslim woman was inside, 2 June 1803 (pages 134-153);Report of a Committee of Survey into those parts of the Factory that were urgently in need of repair, 30 September 1803 (pages 303-305);Residency regulations, 1 October 1803 (pages 305-307);Report of the Committee appointed to inspect the records of the Factory, 14 October 1803 (pages 316-318);List of butler's stores prepared by a Committee of Inspection, 18 October 1803 (pages 318-322);correspondence relating to reports of the capture of the
Shrewsburyby a French frigate, 29 October 1803 (pages 330-331).The French language content of this file consists of a bulletin of reports received at Baghdad from Persia and Afghanistan, which was forwarded to the Resident at Bushire by Harford Jones (17 September 1803, pages 296-297).The date of the earliest item of correspondence that forms part of one of the lists of correspondence and papers and is transcribed in full is 5 October 1802 (pages 7-8).1 volume (183 folios)The volume is in the form of a diary running in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The correspondence sent is entered under the date the letter was written; that received is entered under the date of receipt at Bushire. Notes of the arrival and departure of vessels are similarly recorded in diary form under the relevant date.Pagination: the volume contains an original pagination sequence in ink (with additions and clarifications in pencil); this sequence begins at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 366 on the back cover. These numbers can be found in the top left and top right hand corners of each page. Pagination anomalies: pp. 1, 1A, 1B, 1C.Condition: the volume displays considerable signs of insect damage, and damage to the edges of the paper, but this does not affect the legibility of the text.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the
Rockinghamfrom England to Madras [Chennai] and Bombay [Mumbai] and back (Captain Thomas Butler), 1800-1802. The
Rockinghamdeparted from Torbay on 27 May 1800, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 5 December 1800, Madras; 2 April 1801, Bombay; 16 May 1801, Mocha; 22 June 1801, Geddah [Jeddah, also written as Judda in the journal]; 14 August 1801, Mocha; 23 November 1801, Tillicherry [Thalassery]; 31 December 1801, Cochin [Kochi]; 4 January 1802, Anjengo; 5 April 1802, St Helena; 8 June 1802, the Downs.The journal begins with a list of officers and seamen on board the
Rockingham, consisting of six columns recording the following information, where applicable: men's names; number; run [deserted]; discharged; dead; and year, month, day, and place where (folio 2). This is followed by lists of passengers for the outward and homeward journeys, mainly consisting of troops (folios 2-3). For the outward journey, a table of figures, divided into ranks, lists European and 'native' troops destined for Madras; among the list of homebound passengers are invalids from various British Army regiments (including the 19th Light Dragoons, the 12th Regiment of Foot, the 33rd Regiment of Foot, and the 73rd Regiment of Foot) who boarded at St Helena (in this list names of soldiers are provided). This is followed by daily entries of notes recording the preparation and loading of the ship at Blackwall shipyard, and later at Woolwich, Gravesend, and Portsmouth (folios 3-5). These notes include remarks on weather and other ships in the vicinity.The main body of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.General notes towards the rear of the journal indicate that the ship stopped at Bombay on at least one other occasion, with remarks covering the period 6 October-15 November 1801 (folios 132-133).There are two different entries for 23 January 1802: one on the verso of folio 95, which is out of chronological sequence and appears to have been added in error, and one on the verso of folio 99.1 file (138 folios)The entries are recorded in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 138; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This item consists of extracts of correspondence and other papers relating to the appointment of British officials at Muscat and relations with the Imam of Muscat more generally. The extracts mostly concern the appointment of Captain David Seton as Resident in Muscat, including his instructions from the Government of Bombay and details of salary and terms of employment. Other matters covered by the papers include:The appointment of Mr Bogle as surgeon to the Imam in early 1800 and his death later that yearCaptain John Malcolm's dealings with the Imam, including an agreement for a British agent to reside at MuscatThe effort to counter French influence in Muscat by the removal of all Frenchmen from the Imam's service.The extracts are mostly from political letters between the Government of Bombay and the Government of Bengal. Extracts from Bombay Political Consultations are also present. The last extract is one from a political letter from the Government of Bombay regarding piracy in India and should be part of the following item in the volume (1851).1 item (18 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order. Towards the rear are extracts of correspondence referred to in previous letters. These are also in chronological order.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 116, and terminates at f 133, 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 pagination sequence.
This item consists of correspondence and extracts of correspondence relating to the appointment and work of Mehedi [Mahdi - also written Mehedy] Ali Khan as Resident at Bushire. The correspondence consists mostly of political and commercial letters between the Government of Bombay and the Government of Bengal, but also includes communications from Ali Khan himself and the Governor of Bushire, Shaikh Nusser [Nasr Al-Madhkur].The papers mostly discuss the positive effect Ali Khan's appointment has had on the profits of the East India Company. Other matters include Ali Khan's visit to the court of the Persian King Baba Shah in 1799, the abandonment and subsequent re-establishment of the Company's Residency in Sind, and some local affairs at Bushire.1 item (23 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order. Some of the papers referred to in the correspondence can be found at the end of the item.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 214, and terminates at f 236, 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 pagination sequence.
Journal of the voyage of the
Princess Charlottefrom England to Madras, Bengal, Bombay, and Mocha, and back (Captain Charles Elton Prescott), 6 January 1798-5 November 1800: left Portsmouth, 24 March 1798; 30 May 1798, Cape of Good Hope; 18 August 1798, Madras; 26 September 1798, Calcutta; 14 December 1798, Sauger [Saugor]; 31 January 1799, Goa; 19 February 1799, Bombay; 1 May 1799, Mocha; 7 May 1799, Babelmandel [Bab el Mandeb]; 2 June 1799, Mocha; 16 June 1799, Babelmandel; 31 July 1799, Mocha; 18 September 1799, Bombay; 25 November 1799, Diamond Harbour; 5 January 1800, Saugor; 25 April 1800, Cape of Good Hope; 7 June 1800, St Helena; 23 September 1800, Downs.The ship was at Mocha (three times) and Bab el Mandeb (twice) from 1 May to 25 August 1799.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal, C Elton Prescott' (folio 1).Marked 'Received 1 October 1800' (folio 1), relating to folios 1-177 (to 27 September 1800), and '2 Sheets Reced 10 Novr. 1800' (folio 178), relating to folios 178-181 (28 September-5 November 1800).The Journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds etc., and Remarks (with a column also for courses and bearings for parts of the voyage). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only ('harbour logs'). The Journal records navigational information; weather; contact with other East India Company ships as part of a fleet, and in harbour; contact with country ships; contact with His Majesty's ships, in convoy and elsewhere; sightings of other vessels, punishments inflicted on crewmembers and soldiers; the cleaning and maintenance of the ship; the provisioning of the ship, a birth at sea; deaths at sea; the delivery of the Company's cargo; private trade; and general remarks.The Journal also includes the following supplementary papers: list of officers and seamen etc. on board the
Princess Charlotte, giving number, date when entered, names, stations, and date dead, run or discharged (folios 2-3); Journal entry for 21 November 1799 (folio 4); list of officers, soldiers, women, etc. embarked by order of Rear Admiral Rainier from the ship
Thetison board the Honourable Company's armed ship
Princess Charlotteat sea, 8 February 1799, and disembarked at Bombay, 20 February 1799, giving numbers, and names and rank etc. (folios 6-7); list of officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, of HM 84th Regiment of Foot, embarked aboard the
Princess Charlotteat Bombay, 2 April 1799, and disembarked at Babelmandel [Bab el Mandeb] Island, 8 May 1799, giving number, and names and rank etc. (folio 7); list of the Honourable Company's Artillery embarked on board the
Princess Charlotteat Bombay, 2 April 1799, and disembarked 9 May 1799 at Babelmandel Island, giving number, and names and rank etc. (folios 7-8); list of passengers from England for India, giving number, date embarked, names etc., and date disembarked (folio 10); list of the Honourable Company's Artillery passengers for Bengal (including women and children), giving number, date embarked, names, and date disembarked (folio 10); list of detachment of His Majesty's 12th Regiment of Foot, passengers for Madras, giving number, date embarked, names etc., and date disembarked (folios 10-11); list of detachment of HM troops, passengers for Madras, received on board at Simeon's Bay [Simon's Town], Cape of Good Hope, giving number, date embarked, names etc., and date disembarked (folio 11); and list of passengers from Bengal homeward bound, embarked 23 January 1800, went on shore at Dover, 23 September 1800 (folio 11).The record is part of a volume containing four separate log books:
Princess Charlotte: Journal, 1796-97 (IOR/L/MAR/B/245A);
Princess Charlotte: Journal, 1798-1800 (IOR/L/MAR/B/245B);
Princess Charlotte: Journal, 1801-03 (IOR/L/MAR/B/245C);
Princess Charlotte: Deck Log, 1819-20 (IOR/L/MAR/B/245D).1 file (181 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 181; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
This item consists of extracts from letters from the Secretary to the Governor-General regarding the request from the East India Company's Broker at Muscat to allow the import of salt from Muscat to Bangal [Bengal]. In addition, the letter mentions some information regarding French and Dutch merchants in Muscat. The item contains four different extracts: an extract of a political letter from Bombay dated 31 July 1797; an extract of a Bombay Political Consultation dated 30 September 1796; a translated letter from Narotum Ramchunder Josfsey, Broker at Muscat, to the Honourable Governor; an extract of a Bombay Political Consultation dated 25 November 1796; an extract of a letter from the Secretary of the Governor-General; an extract of a Bombay Political Consultation, 4 August 1797; an extract of a letter to Narotum Ramchunder Jofsey, Broker at Muscat.1 item (9 folios)The contents of the item have been arranged chronologically from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 141, and terminates at f 150, 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.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Europafrom England to Bombay, and back (Captain William Applegath), 28 February 1782-6 August 1785 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Motherbank [off Portsmouth], 11 September 1782; 26 November 1782, Bay of All Saints; 16 April 1783, Madrass [Madras]; 21 October 1783, Anjengo [Anchuthengo]; 12 November 1783, Bombay; 11 March 1784, Muscat; 5 April 1784, Bushier [Bushire]; 29 May 1784, Bussora [Basra]; 17 July 1784, Bushire; 30 August 1784, Muscat; 12 September 1784, Bombay; 7 April 1785, St Helena; 2 May 1785, Ascention [Ascension Island]; 7 July 1785, the Downs.The journal was compiled by Charles Gardyne [Chief Mate].Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal, Chas. Gardyne' (folio 2), and 'This is the continuation of my original Journal, Chas. Gardyne' (folio 189).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 13 July 1785 (folio 2, referring to folios 3-187, entries for 28 February 1782-10 July 1785), and 'Recd. 8th. Augt. 1785' (folio 188, referring to folios 188-189, entries for 11 July-6 August 1785).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks], and periodic navigational readings at the foot of the columns. When the ship is at anchor, or close to shore, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning, ballasting, and maintenance of the ship; details of other British ships with which the
Europasailed in convoy; contact with other Company, and His Majesty's ships; the transport of Hanoverian troops; references to private trade; deaths of crew members; deaths, and the outbreak of scurvy amongst the soldiers (folio 61); and commodities carried (e.g. saltpetre and pepper from Bombay).Report of the death of Captain Applegath, and the appointment of Gardyne as his successor: folio 169.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Europa: Journal, William Applegath, Captain, 1776-78 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425D);
Europa: Journal, 1782-85 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425E); and
Europa: Journal, Augustus Joseph Applegath, Captain, 1785-87 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425F).1 file (193 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 193; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
List of different woolens for the Bushire market. The list is broken down by the type of cloth and its colour and also includes the number of bales of each variation.This item is not numbered (unlike the other items contained in the file).1 folio
A list of the goods on board of the
Eagleand bound for Bombay including details of by whom they were shipped, to whom they were consigned and their values.1 folio
Covers a number of topics related to the company's operations including matters related to trade, the composition of the council in Bombay and concerns about the company's information being shared with rival persons in England. Signed by Andrew Ramsay.4 folios
A list of broad cloths and perpets delivered to Coja Evra Ben Ibrahim. The list gives the amounts and prices of cloths delivered.1 folioThe item is damaged and has several holes in its text.
List of George Grey's belongings that were sold including details of who purchased them and how much for.1 folioThe item is damaged and has several holes in its text.
List of John Paul Schedel's belongings that were sold including details of who purchased them and how much for.1 folioThe item is damaged and has several holes in its text.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Europafrom England to Bombay and Mocha, and back (Captain Henry Hinde Pelly), 24 December 1772- 2 June 1775 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Portsmouth, 23 March 1773; 13 April 1773, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 21 July 1773, Joanna [Anjouan]; 21 August 1773, Bombay; 10 November 1773, Callicut [Calicut]; 14 November 1773, Cocheen [Cochin, Kochi]; 18 November 1773, Calicut; 29 November 1773, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 7 December 1773, Mangalore; 14 December 1773, Onore; 3 January 1774, Bombay; 5 February 1774, Surat; 26 April 1774, Mocha; 10 September 1774, Bombay; 29 January 1775, St Helena; 1 May 1775, [the Downs].Inscribed: 'This my [sic] original Journal p[er] my own hand Writing, H H Pelly' (folio 1), and 'This is a Continuation of my Journal, H. H. Pelly' (folio 126).Marked: 'Recd. [Received] 11 May 1775' (folio 1, referring to folios 2-124, entries for 24 December 1772-9 May 1775), and 'Recd. 7th June 1775.' (folio 125, referring to folios 125-126, entries for 7 May-2 June 1775).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks], and navigational readings at the foot of each set of columns. When the ship is at anchor, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; contact with other British ships; the provisioning, maintenance, and ballasting of the ship; and details of cargoes carried, especially coffee from Mocha.The journal also includes a list of the
Europa'sofficers and seamen, 1773, giving [number], names, quality [rank or occupation], and note of date died, run [absconded from the ship], etc., where applicable.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Europa: Journal, Henry Hinde Pelly, Captain, 1766-68 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425A);
Europa: Journal, Henry Hinde Pelly, Captain, 1769-71 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425B); and
Europa: Journal, 1772-75 (IOR/L/MAR/B/425C).1 file (133 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 133; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the
Shrewsburyfrom England to Bombay and Mokha [Mocha] (Captain Benjamin Jones), 1 May 1771-18 June 1773. The
Shrewsburydeparted from Portsmouth on 1 May 1771, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 17 September 1771, Johanna [Anjouan]; 25 November 1771, Bombay [Mumbai]; 16 January 1772, Surat; 24 January 1772, Bombay; 11 February 1772, Mahim; 20 February 1772, Surat; 28 May 1772, Aden; 9 June 1772, Mokha; 13 October 1772, Bombay; 30 March 1773, St Helena; 18 June 1773, the Downs.The journal begins with brief entries beginning on 1 January 1771, which document the weather and preparations made at Blackwall, Gravesend, and the Downs, prior to departure from Portsmouth. The main body of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds and Weather, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.1 file (131 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 131; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Royal Charlottefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai], and back (Captain John Clements), 8 January 1765-4 August 1767 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left the Downs, 12 April 1765; 9 May 1765, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 29 June 1765, Rio de Janeiro; 29 January 1766, Cocheen [Cochin, Kochi]; 5 February 1766, Mangolore [Mangalore]; 12 February 1766, Goa; 23 February 1766, Bombay; 14 March 1766, Surat; 16 May 1766, Mocha; 20 September 1766, Bombay; 15 February 1767, the Cape [Cape of Good Hope]; 18 March 1767, St Helena; 21 June 1767, the Downs.The ship made long stops at Rio de Janeiro (29 June-11 October 1765); Mocha (17 May-25 August 1766); and Bombay (20 September-5 December 1766).Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal, J. Clements' (folio 1, folio 163).Marked: 'Recd. [Received ] Augt. [August] 6. 1776.' (folio 1).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks]. The entries also periodic navigational readings at the foot of the columns. When the ship is at anchor, or close to shore, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning of the ship; transport of Company troops; contact with other British ships and country ships; deaths of crew members and Company soldiers; the maintenance of the ship, including the refitting of the ship at Rio de Janeiro; sightings of other vessels; commodities carried, especially coffee from Mocha; and general remarks.The journal also includes the decision to put in at Rio de Janeiro because the ship was becoming unseaworthy (folio 25), and a list of seamen and soldiers who had run [deserted] from the ship at Rio de Janeiro (folio 39).The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1761-63 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150A);
Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1765-67 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150B); and
Royal Charlotte: Journal, 1768-70 (IOR/L/MAR/B/150C).1 file (168 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. However, entries for 25 April-16 May 1766 (folios 75-81) are in the wrong place in the volume, and should appear after folio 89.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 168; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the
Londonfrom England to Bombay, and back (Captain John Webb), 1763-65. The
Londonwas at Muscatt [Muscat] from 12 to 20 January 1765; at Busheere [Bushire] from 5 to 14 February 1765; and at Muscatt [Muscat] again from 28 February to 2 March 1765.Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal in my own hand writing. John Webb' (folio 1).The last entry in the Journal is dated 20 December 1765. The Journal is marked 'Recd [Received] 26 Decr 1765'.The Journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The Journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships, sightings of other vessels, commodities carried, maintenance of the ship, and general remarks.The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books:
London: Journal, 1757-59 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1A-B);
London: Journal, 1763-65 (folios 1-119, IOR/L/MAR/B/1D); and
London: Journal, 1766-69 (IOR/L/MAR/B/1E).1 file (119 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 119; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Prince of Walesfrom England to Bombay [Mumbai] and Persia [Iran], and back (Captain Jonathan Court), 9 February 1762-20 January 1764 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Portsmouth, 6 May 1762; 9 September 1762, Joanna [Anjouan]; 11 November 1762, Bombay; 15 February 1763, Muscat; 27 February 1763, Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; 3 April 1763, Bombay; 16 August 1763, St Helena; 28 November 1763, the Downs.The ship was at Bombay from 11 November 1762 to 28 January 1763, and from 3 April to 24 May 1763.Inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal and in my own hand Writing, Jona. Court' (folio 1).Marked: 'Recd. [Received ] 24 Jany. [January] 1764'.The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [hour], Courses, K [knots], F [fathoms], Winds etc., and [date and remarks]. The entries also include periodic navigational readings at the foot of the columns. When the ship is in harbour, or close to shore, entries consist of date and remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; sea conditions; the provisioning, ballasting, cleaning, and maintenance of the ship; cargoes carried, including Company goods, King's provisions, private trade, and pepper and saltpetre (from Bombay); details of the ships with which the
Prince of Walessailed in convoy; contact with other Company ships, and His Majesty's ships; the transport of a detachment of Company troops from Bombay to Bandar Abbas; and general remarks.A description of the evacuation of the Company's factory at Bandar Abbas, including losses amongst the ship's crew in the course of a successful attack on the Persian garrison in the former Dutch factory there, 26 February-8 March 1763, is included on folios 83-85.The journal also includes a list of the ship's company, dated May 1762, giving number, men's names, quality [rank or occupation], and (where applicable) dates and circumstances of death, desertion, impressment etc. (folios 3-4).1 file (152 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 152; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
A journal (log book) of the first voyage of the East India Company ship
Royal Captain, recorded by the Captain Nathaniel Tanner. The journal entries are dated 17 February 1761 to 19 August 1763.The journal is inscribed: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p[per] Nath.[anie]l Tanner’, ‘This is my orrig.[ina]l Jornial and my Hand Writing – Nath[anie].l Tanner’, ‘Witness Tho[mas] Reading’.The entries record the ship anchoring at places including: Cochin [Kochi] (12 to 14 December 1761); Bombay (2 January to 24 February 1762); Muscatt [Muscat] (19 to 23 March 1762); Gombaroon [Bandar Abbas] (29 March to 14 April 1762); Muscatt (20 to 23 April 1762); Bombay (5 May to 5 June 1762); Trincomalay [Trincomalee] (19 June to 1 July 1762); Madrass [Madras] (3 July to 5 August 1762); Macao [Macau] and Wampo [Pazhou] (29 October 1762 to 10 January 1763); Pulo Auro [Pulau Aur or Aur Island] (21 to 25 January 1763); St Helena (12 to 22 April 1763); Spithead (29 June to 4 July 1763); and Dover (4 to 13 July 1763). The ship arrived at Deptford on 23 July 1763.Daily entries for when the ship was in port and at anchor record: wind and other weather conditions; goods and provisions received on board the ship; goods unloaded from the ship and taken ashore; actions performed by the crew; the arrival and departure of other ships; members of the crew receiving corporal punishment; and deaths of members of the crew.Daily entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: hours (H), courses, knots (K), fathoms (F), other navigational measurements, and comments. The comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; sightings of land; sightings of, and interactions with, other ships; actions performed by the crew; and the course of the ship.The journal is part of a volume containing three separate log books: ‘A Journal For the Ship Royal Captain p Nath.l Tanner’ (IOR/L/MAR/B/556A);
Royal Captain: Journal (IOR/L/MAR/B/556B); and
Royal Captain: Journal (IOR/L/MAR/B/556C).1 file (174 folios)The journal entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 174; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Journal of the
Earl of Elgin, kept by Arthur Evans, ship commander. The journal covers the ship's voyage to Bombay [Mumbai] and Mocha [al-Mukha]: 20 February 1761, Blackwall, London; 26 August 1761, Rio Jenario [Rio de Janeiro]; 9 January 1762, Bombay; 14 February 1762, Suratt [Surat]; 29 April 1762, Mocha; 20 September 1762, Bombay; 17 February 1763, St Helena; 4 April 1763, Blackwall, London.At the front of the journal is the inscription: 'This is my original journal, A. Evans' (folio 1).The journal begins with an incomplete list of crew members (folio 1). This is followed by daily entries of notes on the preparation and loading of the ship at Blackwall Shipyard, 20 February-21 March 1761 (folios 2-3). These notes include remarks on the weather and other ships in the vicinity.The main body of the journal is a log book containing daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds, and a final column containing the date, and some remarks. Information provided by these remarks include observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, condition of the ship, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous notes. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Along the bottom of each entry there is a table of navigational data.1 volume (134 folios)The entries are recorded in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 134; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.