‘Persian Gulf. Arabian Coast. Occurrence of certain irregularities on the-’

Content

The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter 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. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 31 August 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. It is the second in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item relates to reports by Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Acting Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , about several incidents that recently occurred in the area around Shargah. In particular the incidents concern:

• Numerous disputes between the people of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Debaie [Dubai, also rendered in text as Debaye] relating to the seizures of vessels, cargo, and enslaved people, as well as an attack on the island of Saadeat [Jazirat as Sa‘diyat]
• Seizure of a Biddah [Al Bid‘] vessel by inhabitants of Aboothabee by order of Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi], who said he was following orders of Ameer Fysul ben Saood [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd]
• Disputes between the people of Ejmaun [Ajman] and Heera.

The item also contains Kemball's instructions for Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to dispatch the Company ship Clive to the Arabian Coast to complete enquiries into some of the above incidents. He also gives details on the letters written to Shaik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah], Sheik Saeed ben Butye [Sa‘īd bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāseh, Shaikh of Dubai], and Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon to persuade them to make restitutions for some of the above incidents.

Kemball forwards on copies of the above correspondence to 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. , who in turn order them to be forwarded to the Government of India and the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. .

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 77', 'Vol: 2', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out.

Extent and format

1 item (12 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 1092), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date & No of Cons[ultation]’.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1091, and terminates at f 1102, 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/4/2504/142186

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Apr 1852-28 Jul 1852 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Reports

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Government of BombayPolitical ResidentNative Agent, Trucial Coast

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