Letter from Lewis Pelly, On board Sind off Lingah [Bander-e-Lengeh], Persian Gulf, to Gerald Fitzgerald
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Letter regarding Pelly's visit to the telegraph stations, awaiting the arrival of Mr [William] Mackinnon who is touring the Gulf on behalf of the British India Steam Navigation Company; the treaties signed with Bahrain, Guttur [Qatar] and Abuthabee [Abu Dhabi] and of their being no sign of them ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Colonel Herbert Disbrowe
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Draft of a letter regarding Lewis Pelly and Herbert Disbrowe's views on the policy towards Muscat which coincide; regarding the various vessels which are departing from and arriving at the Gulf and the possibility of Disbrowe visiting Pelly at Bushire.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Gerald Fitzgerald
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Draft of a letter regarding Fitzgerald's movements in coming to the Gulf and Pelly's intention to take three months leave following his visit. The letter goes on to discuss the frontier between Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and Persia, the precise position of the current Russian frontier and how ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Ronald Thomson
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Letter to Ronald Thomson, Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran, regarding a request from the Governor of Bushire that he be permitted to send his personal letters via the English Courier; the arrival of the Netherlands Consul; a request to send a case of cigars to the Residency and Pelly's desire to trav...
Letter No. 95 of 1867 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, in Shiraz to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding a telegram received by Pelly from the acting agent at Muskat [Muscat] regarding the anticipated arrival of Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] with a large force and the Sultan's request for two man of wars. The letter requests Government's advice on what to do should Torkee succeed ...
Copy correspondence from Lewis Pelly relating to matters in the Persian Gulf
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Copies of official correspondence, written during Lewis Pelly's periods of absence from the Persian Gulf December 1872-June 1873 whilst on a visit to Bombay to meet with the Viceroy, and subsequently being assigned to Special Duty as part of the East Coast African Special Anti-Slavery Mission. ...
Copy of letter No 1617/447 of 1872 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to The Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter enclosing correspondence between the Residency Surgeon and Pelly with regards to granting bills of health and citing letter No.131 of 18 January 1872 which laid down rules for the Residency Surgeon to examine a ships crew to ensure that any epidemics being suffered at ports had not been p...
Copy of letter No 1634/676 of 1872 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Muscat to Commander J S Keats, HM's Ship Lynx, Muscat Cove
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Letter informing the Commander that Pelly will be departing for Kurrachee [Karachi] that day and that Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Ross is the next Senior Political Officer in the Gulf and will be co-operating with the Commander in Pelly's absence. The letter informs the Commander of the instructi...
Copy of letter No 1641/683 of 1872 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Post Master General, Bombay
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Brief letter asking that the request contained within paragraph two of an enclosed letter from Colonel Edward Charles Ross be complied with. The letter, No. 591/185 of 1872, is no longer enclosed.
Copy of letter No 1646/167 of 1872 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board British India Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship India, to His Grace the Duke of Argyll, HBM's Principal Secretary of State for India in Council, London
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Letter enclosing a copy of the letter which Pelly wrote to the Government of Bombay regarding the affairs of the Sultan of Muscat. The letter itself is not enclosed, however a copy of it can be found at folios 17-18.
