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'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [54r] (107/540)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 1908. 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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This towne of Surat hath bin much affrighted by yJ neer approach of
Senagy's army as Capt. Young will inform yo u the G oy I hath behaved himselfe
more prudently than any of his predecessors beating downe all the houses
w-r.out the walls by helps whereof the enemy tooke y-! towne and taking some
reasonable care for the defence of the city so y-? we hope we shall be some w!
more secure then formerly; we are in a good defensive posture and trust that
Gods good providence will protect the Honn b -i e Comp.-r 0 estate & our persons
as he hath graciously done hitherto though we are but few Dileer Caan
and Bhader Gaan are in the heart of Souagys country w 0 ^ a great army have
taken a considerable towne & put all to the sword above 9 years old w^ hath
much enraged Souagy : who will not long be in their debt he is now gon to
sailor but tis much beleived y^ he intends a third attempt on y- e towne wi^ if
he can againe enter he will not be so merciful] at pros^ wee command yo-? to y'W
Allmighty-! protection & remaine.
Your very Loving Frein ^f
GEEALD AUNGIER.
MATHEW GRAY.
CHARLES JAMES.
SURATT ;
ftth February 1672.
XXII.
Gerald Aungier , President and Council at Sm-at, toTnowAS Rolt , &ca., Agent and Council
in Persia.
This conveighance happening by ye. Rhimee in such a juncture of
business yt. wee cannot give answer to yoe. Letters reed, by the Happy Hose
& Dutch ships ye. former ye. 25th December, ye. Latter ye. 3rd of January.
The Provisions & Carmania Wool sent by Hose we Reed. ye. Amot. of ye. from p^Ta^d
Provisions being 1885 sha. 8 goz. wee shall give you creditt for only desire you ^ e b r ®^ e8patched
to Correct an Errour in ye. ffreight of ye. 4 Chests of Druggs & Garden seed,
wch. you rate at 22 sha. ye. Chest and to amot. to 88 sha. & ye. boat hire,
homalladge 4 sha. h goz. wch. added together Amot, to 92 sha. & 4 goz. In
yoe. Invoice it is noe more than 52 & 4 wch. cause to be Rectified there as
wee shall doe here, Of the 210 bales of Carmania Wool, sent us by the Nugdy
& Sappy Hose^ you have sent us only the Charges you have disbursed on th e
said Commodityes and not its prime cost & Charges in Carmaun soe yt. ys.
could give us noe directions how to Invoice it to England, nor shall wee give
you Creditt for ye. said Charges until! wee Receive a Complecit Invoice thereof
from you. W T ee are now ffreighting of ye. ship Returne by whom wee shall
send you a Larger supply of presents & wt. else you desire from us, yt. wee
can reasonably conveniently procure to send you & likewise a considerable
quantity of broad cloth of such colors. As a suitable & proffitable for the
marketts wee shall send a further supply of paper & quills, oyle Chooses &
Wines, such as you desire, by ye. Returne, Wee are wee sorry to heard of
Zonis. Death wee hope his brother Dowd, or his soun will performe ye #
Place of an Interpreter, wth. ye. same good Zeale for ye. Honoble Company's
Affaires & Interest, and be as acceptable to you.
2850 F. D.
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The volume is Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, 1908). The work was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha.
The volume consists of a summary of events in the history of the East India Company's involvement with Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , during the period 1600-1800, taken from various printed sources and the selections from the records of the Bombay Government as contained in the present volume (folios 8-39); followed by the selections themselves (folios 40-235); and eleven appendices containing farmans [firmans] and statements of farmans, reports on commerce with Persia and Arabia, a list of the East India Company's agents, and a glossary of words (folios 236-269).
A list of records from which the selections had been made appears on folio 4v.
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- 1 volume (269 folios)
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A summary of the selections appears between folios 8-39. Those printed in the volume are indicated in the summary with Roman numerals.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 270 on the last folio (there is no back cover). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages.
Pagination: there is also an original printed pagination sequence, numbered ii-lxiii (folios 4-39) and 2-459 (folios 40-269). These numbers appear at the top of each page.
Condition: the volume is largely disbound because of deterioration to the binding, and there is no back cover. There is also significant damage to the edges of the front cover and some of the folios at the beginning of the volume, but this has not led to any loss of text.
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- 'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:158v, 160r:190v, 191v:201v, 203r:236v, 238r:270v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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