Vol 70, 71: Letters Inward

Content

The volume contains letters received at Bushire from William Sowden Collinson, the Commodore of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , stationed at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū], and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . The correspondence pertains to political affairs along the Arab Gulf coast, particularly in relation to the rise in Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. influence in the region. There are also updates on ship movements in the Gulf and the maintenance of the naval station at Bassadore. Some of the letters contain reports of proceedings by ship captains, containing details of voyages taken through the Gulf. More miscellaneous subjects covered include requests for plants and the eggs of silkworms, and the lending of ship libraries to the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .

Extent and format

1 volume, 8 items (38 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter to Major David Wilson, Political Resident in the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia, from William Sowden Collinson, Commander of Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 1A-2

Letter to Major David Wilson, Resident of the Persian Gulf, from John Pollard Willoughby, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay

28 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 3-16

Letter No. 1397 from William Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, f 17

Letter from William Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, f 18

Letter from William Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, f 19

Letter from William Sowden Collinson, Commodore of the Indian Navy at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū], to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

26 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 20-32

Letter from Willam Henry Wathen, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

2 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, f 33

Letter from William Sowden Collinson, Commodore of the Indian Navy, at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū], to David Wilson, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

8 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 34-37

Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically, proceeding from 20 September 1830 to 20 December 1830.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by 1A. This is the sequence used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.

Pagination: An original pagination sequence written in ink is also present in the volume between ff 1A-37.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter book

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/55

History of this record

Date(s)

20 Sep 1830-20 Dec 1830 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bassadore

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Naval SquadronSenior Naval Officer in the Persian GulfHM's Indian Navy

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