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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' [85v] (170/540)
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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92
Bunderrieck, which is the Chief reason of your being employed there. In
order therefore be careful to make yourself well acquainted with the sortments,
that are most proper for that market and frame your indents to Gombroon
accordingly.
317, Large sales, though at a moderate profit will always meet with
the Hon'ble Company's approbation, you are therefore to take all proper
methods to hinder the merchants from dealing in Erench or any other
Foreign Woolen Manufacture, and likewise to discourage the Aleppo
Adventurers from dealing in these Commodities as much as possible.
4iy # —No consideration whatever, will be deemed sufficient to warrant your
lending goods or money to the Government upon the Hon'ble Company's
account, and all your bargains with the merchants must be for ready money
only, receiving the amount of the goods before they are delivered. Hereby
all bad Debts and disputes will be effectually prevented.
51^—Embrace all opportunities of advising the Agent and Council at
Gombroon, with the state of affairs under your direction, transmitting an
account of your sales, remains in Warehouse, and Ballance of cash, by every
Conveyance, you must avoid keeping any quantity of money by you, but
embrace every good opportunity that offers for conveying it to Gombroon.
6 ly .—As it will be for the Hcn'ble Company's Credit and Honour, and
a means of alleviating their expences, to collect customs at Bunderrieck, you
must ensist on this Priviledge from the Shaik or Governour, and we hereby
empower you to levy a duty upon all Imports and Exports by People trading
under the Hon'ble Company's Protection, in the same manner. As at
Gombroon, of which a particular account must be annually sent thither
agreeable to the practice of the Resident at Bussorah.
7 ly .—Upon your arrival at Bunderrieck the Purpose of your coming must
be notified to the Shaik or Governour, in the plainest and openest manner
that no disputes may arise hereafter through misunderstanding, and all
Controversy whether with the Government or Dutch, who have now a great
Influence in the Gulph, must be carefully avoided, and as we do not at present
think it necessary or advisable that the Hon'ble Company should have any
Dead Stock at this place, you are to hire one of the most commodious Houses
in the Town unto which may be added such conveniences of repairs as in
moderation may appear requisite, so that the Hon'ble Company's goods and
servants may have a safe and proper lodging.
We wish you success in this undertaking and are
Your Loving Eriends,
RIOHAED BOTTRCHIER.
HUGH SYMMONS.
WILLIAM SEDGW1CKE.
THOMAS BYEELD.
BRABAZON ELLIS.
WILLIAM HORNBY.
WILLIAM ANDREW PRICE.
JOHN SPEN01B.
Bombay Castle ;
ISth Odoler 1754.
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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)
- Arrangement
A summary of the selections appears between folios 8-39. Those printed in the volume are indicated in the summary with Roman numerals.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/L/PS/20/C227
- Title
- '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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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