‘Persian Gulf. Grant of compensation to Sheikh Nussir the Governor of Bushire to the Extent of Rupees Two hundred, for certain stores belonging to his Bugla “the Saadanee – wrecked near Aden – Vol: 48’

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Waddington, Executive Engineer at Aden; and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Aden. It is the forty-eighth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns a request by Shaik Nassir of Bushire [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr of Bushehr] for compensation due to him from the British Government because when his bugla Large trading vessel. [ baghlah Large trading vessel. ] Saadanee was wrecked off Aden in the 1830s, the mast was reused by the British. He also claims money for stores which he says were deposited at Aden.

The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 12 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.

Extent and format

1 item (7 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 707, and terminates at f 713, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/F/4/2302/118774

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Jan 1848-30 Dec 1848 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

CompensationShipwrecks

Places

Aden

People & organisations

Political AgentPolitical ResidentGovernment of Bombay

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‘Persian Gulf. Grant of compensation to Sheikh Nussir the Governor of Bushire to the Extent of Rupees Two hundred, for certain stores belonging to his Bugla “the Saadanee – wrecked near Aden – Vol: 48’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/2302/118774, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100098764750.0x000001> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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