'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [59v] (118/540)
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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40
Mahomet
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
■ . j tt - C ^ 0se his Letter he advises that Mahomet
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was appointed
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
appointed Viceroy ! rr
of Baghdad of that place, whose Khya or second was just then arrived to take possession
of the Government for him.
The CnstomB
question.
XXXII.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 3 OF 1727-3728.
Bombay Castle, the 80!? October 1728.
They (the Chief in Council at Gombroon) enclose copy of the last
Bussora General (letter) to Gombroon and of Mi Stanyan's letter to the
British Traders at Bussora, enclosing the Sultan's order to that
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
for
complying with the terms stipulated with that Government on M^. Houssage's
first arrival which M^ Trench accordingly delivered to the
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, but it
referring to the capitulations which neither of them had, he said he could not
comply with regard to the customs until he heard further from Court, where
upon M^ French addressed the Ambassador by an express acquainting him
therewith.
XXXIII.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 5 OF 1727-1728.
Bombay Castle, the 9 t J! December 1728,
Imported the Fame Frigate and Fort George Galley from Surat
By the Fame we received Letters from Bussorah and Gombroon dated the 12^
& 31^ October The former advises in substance what the Resident had
before wrote to Gombroon, copy of which was sent us by the Fort S ■■ George
Mr. French think
ing himself
affronted by the - » - o-
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
leaves Galley, and further that in the month of August last, the Government seized
Ijairan and retums -
on apology being
made.
upon his Linguist, and put him in Irons, on pretence that he had taken upon
himself to act as Trustee to a deceased Armenian's Estate without an order a
usual from the Cauzy. Mi French thinking himself affronted in the person of
his servant thought fit to resent it by retiring with the rest of the English on
Board the Brittania, where he had not been long, before the Captain
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
sent him word that his servant was released and desired he would come ashore
to receive him, but he insistad on his being delivered up aboard, which was
accordingly done, and the Captain
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
sent his second, to invite him to bis
House. M^ French then went ashore and the
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
gave him assurances of
all the favour and protection he could desire, and a Phirmaund, that in case
any of our servants for the future commit any crimes we shall have the liberty
of punishing them ourselves, and when any disputes shall arise about debts or
contracts with the country people the Cauzy shall examine the affair in
presence of our Resident, and in case he (the Resident) shall think the sentence
not equitable it shall not bind till the
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
upon a fair hearing confirms it,
so this affair ended much to our advantage. He advises further that the Boats
from Bagdad not being arrived at the date of his Letter he fears he shall not be
able to dispatch the Brittania before the 1 *1 December, but hopes to obtain a
very considerable Freight for her before that time and that late advices from
Aleppo say that war is likely to break out in Europe ; the King of Spain had
renewed his pretensions to Gibralter and Port Mahon supported therein by the
Empi 8 of France and Russia, and that the Dutch seem inclinable to stand
Keuter.
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:158v, 160r:190v, 191v:201v, 203r:236v, 238r:270v
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