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Letter from Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore George Barnes Brucks, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf [9r] (9/12)
The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 12 Dec 1840. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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The letter, which is arranged after the enclosures it discusses (folios 8-10), concerns acts of piracy on the Arab coast, specifically at Guttur [Qatar] and Debay [Dubai]. The letter contains instructions for the dispatch of a British vessel to the Arab coast to deal with the suspected perpetrators of piracy, including Jubbur Rugragree [Jassim bin Jaber Raqraqi], collect compensation, and deal with other matters related to infringements of the maritime peace. The enclosures included with the letter are as follows:
1. Substance of a letter (folios 5-6) from Moollah Hoossein [Mulla Ḥusayn], Agent at Sharjah, to Captain Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 28 October 1840. The letter is a report of a case of piracy that took place off the Qatar coast by Jubber Rugragree and a number of others, reported by Ḥusyan to reside at Bedda [Al-Biddah].
2. Translation of a letter (folio 6) from Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Salmin ben Nasir, Shaikh of Beddah [Al-Biddah]. The letter concerns a recent act of piracy committed by residents of Al-Biddah. Hennell commends the Shaikh for his prompt action in apprehending the offenders and stolen property, and reports that he will send a Government vessel to collect the offenders.
3. Translation of a letter (folio 7) from Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Shaikh Maktoom [Maktum], Chief of Dubai. The letter relates to recent incidents of piracy and plunder committed by people from Dubai. Hennell writes that he is pleased the Shaikh is prepared to cooperate by paying compensation for the losses suffered with the plunder of cargo, and informs him that a Government vessel is being sent to Dubai to collect the compensation (200 German Crowns).
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Letter from Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore George Barnes Brucks, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf [9r] (9/12), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/92, ff 5-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023399480.0x00001d> [accessed 5 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/92, ff 5-10
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- Letter from Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore George Barnes Brucks, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
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- 5r:10v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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