Letters outward

Content

The volume consists of some letters outwards penned by David Anderson Blane, British Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The principle recipients are Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to 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. (in the Political Department); and John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

No subject is covered in great depth, though some of the subjects briefly mentioned include the ascendency of the Wahabees [Wahhabi] in Arabia under the leadership of Toorkee bin Saood [Turki bin Sa‘ūd]; the expulsion from Bushire of the Governor, Prince Reza Kooli Mirza; the Resident's concerns over the efficiency of the crews manning the ships of the Indian Navy stationed in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the intention of Ubdulla ben Ahmed [‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain] to resist the Wahabee ascendency.

The file also includes a statement of imports into Bushire for the year 1832/33 (see ff 15-16).

Extent and format

1 volume, 23 items (20 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter No. 13 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Richard Clerk, Acting Chief Secretary to Government of Fort Saint George, Political Department, Madras

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 1

Letter No. 14 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 1v-2

Letter No. 15 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 2v-3

Letter No. 16 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 3v

Last Page of a Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 4

Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 4v-5

Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 5v

Last Page of a Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 6

Letter No. 20 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 6-7

Letter No. 21 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 7v-8

First Page of a Letter No. 22 of 1833 from [David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf], at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 8v

Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 9 1

Letter No. 25 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 9 2

Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to William Denton, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 10

Letter No. 27 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 10-11

Letter No. 28 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 1

First Page of a Letter from [David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf], at Bushire, to Major Hicks, Commander of the Marine Battalion, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 11v 2

Letter No. 38 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 12-13

Letter No. 39 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 13v

Letter No. 40 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 14

Letter No. 41 of 1833 from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Charles Norris, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 14v

Statements of Imports and Exports into the Port of Bushire for the Year 1832/33 and Abstract of a Report made by the Resident in the Persian Gulf in 1829/30

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, ff 15-16

Letter from David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to John Pepper, Commander and Senior Officer of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/63, f 16v

Arrangement

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically from 20 April to 17 October 1833.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with content (i.e. text) and terminates at the last folio with content; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located 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.

Pagination: An original pagination sequence written in ink is present in the file between ff 1-16; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page. There are a number of significant gaps in this sequence indicating that a degree of weeding has been undertaken in the past.

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/15/1/63

History of this record

Date(s)

20 Apr 1833-17 Oct 1833 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Senior Naval Officer in the Persian GulfWahabi (Tribe)

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