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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' [124r] (247/540)
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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169
offered by the Shaik added to the little expence attending a
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
Bushire where all Pomp and Parade is quite unnecessary appeared to me too
inviting not to be embraced and therefore I hope your Honour etc. will approve
the steps I have taken I have only to add thereto that the Rains in this part
of the world not being periodical and no vessels to be procured for transporting
Goods but Trankies which are not only open but wretchedly bad in any blowing
weather a vessel of about 100 tons Burthen with a Deck and Pique sail like
the Dutch luggege Boats at Surat appears to me very necessary and as she
may be made capable of defence by mounting 8 or 10 carriage Q-uns upon her
she will be very serviceable in many respects especially for removing our
surplus Cash at Bushire to Bussora as occasion requires.
I have not been able to finish affairs at this place until now tomorrow
morning I shall embark for Carrack and as soon as the vessels are watered
(the water here excepting what is brought upon Asses and Camels at a
distance which would be expensive being very bad) and wind will permit make
the best of my way to Bussora.
I am respectfully
Honble Sir and Sirs,
Your most obedient servant
WILLIAM ANDREW PRICE.
Bushirb,
22nd April 1763,
Reee'd 12th July per Lively,
No. 118
P. S.—l hear the small Trankey is just now come into the Road.
CXXIX.
Extracts from Basrah '
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
Diary, No. ~ 3 of 1763-64.
JBasrah, October' 1763,
Wednessday 1^—The Chaub having landed a number of men in the Doings of the
Dawasha country and drove away the inhabitants, the Swallow returned with Kaab '
Shaik Ali on board without having been able to procure any dates in part
payment of Mr. Shaw's debt.
Thursday 13th —Understanding that the Chaub's people have got possession
of the dates at Dawasha, which they will probably carry off and thereby prevent
Mr. Shaw's getting his interest therein, I notified to the Government my
intention of sending down the Swallow to prevent it, but the
Mussaleem
During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
and all
the Jans begged I would not have recourse to violent measures and they would
give me a letter to the Chaub, with a Mumbashee on their parts. He wag
despatched this day with a suitable letter from me upon the occasion.
Saturday 16th —News arrived that the
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
's army was marched
towards Hauisa, where they defeated part of the Benaleem arabs, and that
the
Bashaw
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was in person at a place called Uscn, from whence he proposed
coming to Bussorah and. then proceed to attack Shark Soliman the Chauk
Monday 17th —Not having received any answer from the Chaab, and
being advised chat his people on heariug of the Bastaws approach ha7e quitted
S883 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'
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- 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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