‘Abolition of the Mocha Residency’

Content

This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from 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. . It concerns the abolition of the 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. at Mocha.

The primary subjects are:

• Preparations for the management of British interests in Mocha following the abolition of the 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. , including the appointment of Shaik Tayub Ibramjee [Shaikh Tayyib Ibrāhīm Ji] as Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
• Arrangements for tying up the affairs of the 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. , including an application from the 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. accountant J D Luadras for salary arrears and a gratuity in consequence of his discharge
• The provision to be made for M E Bagnold, the Resident at Mocha, following the abolition of the 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. , including his appointment as Commandant of the Garrison of Asseerghur [Asirgarh].

The main correspondents are: Captain (later Major) M E Bagnold, Resident at Mocha (also called the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Mocha in the item); William Newnham, Chief Secretary, 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. ; John Wedderburn, Civil Auditor, 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. ; and John Bax, 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. .

The item also contains a contents page (f 62) listing the collected documents and giving their page numbers within the item.

The title page (f 61) of the item contains the following references: ‘P. C. 783’, ‘Draft 477’, ‘Collection No. 6’, and ‘Examiner’s Office, 1830’.

Extent and format

1 item (45 folios)

Arrangement

There is no chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 61, and terminates at 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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

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/F/4/1162/30464

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Jun 1827-24 Dec 1828 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Bombay Pol 28 Jul 1830, draft 477/1829-30, IOR/E/4/1052 p 1009

Subjects

Trading posts

Places

Mocha

People & organisations

Commandant, Garrison of AsseerghurResidentPolitical AgentResidencyNative AgentGovernment of Bombay

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