Letter No. 1066A from the Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Extract of a letter on behalf of the Viceroy and Governor General in Council conveying their thanks for Lieutenant-Colonel Pelly's 'interesting report'' on trade in the Gulf.
Extract of letter No. 94 from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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The extract is from Paragraph 3 of letter No. 94 regarding the arrangements mediated by Colonel Pelly in which Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini, Imam of Muscat] is to pay Torkee [Turki bin Said, later Imam of Muscat] a pension provided Torkee agrees to reside in British India, and crediting C...
Excerpts of letter No.821, Political from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The excerpts relate to Colonel Pelly's conduct following the death of Sayid Thoweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], noting in particular Pelly's 'remarkable coolness, judgement and courage', sharing the Government's thanks for both his conduct and ensuring the safety, lives and property of the British Su...
Excerpts of despatch No.31 from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India
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The excerpts are from Paragraphs six and seven of the despatch and credit Colonel Pelly with the settling of differences between the Sultan of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahabis] and approving Pelly's recommendations should any future disagreements arise between them.
Extract of letter No. 905 from the Acting Secretary to Government of Bombay
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Extract of a letter informing Pelly that the Governor in Council considers the information he submitted on a proposed extension to the Mekran Line of Telegraph to be of great value.