Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to James Ferguson
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Letter regarding the completion of his report on the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and specimens that have been collected from the Persian shore of the Gulf for Sir Roderick Murchison.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Roderick Murchison
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Letter regarding speciments that have been collected from the Persian shore of the Gulf and are being sent to him and a list of rocks collected from Cape Mussundom [Musandam]. The letter also discusses the report on Pelly's travels to the Wahabee [Wahhabi] capital and his discoveries about Pal...
Letter requesting that the report on his journey to Riyadh be forwarded to the Government of India and also informing him that there is a box addressed to Sir Roderick Murchison.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere
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Letter regarding Pelly's report on Palgrave's journey; the arrival of Hugh Rose at Gwadur and the recent crisis in the cotton market. The letter also discuses rumours that Torkee ben[Turki bin] Sedairee, the Wahabee [Wahhabi] lieutenant, has been killed and enclosing an old letter from the Gove...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Austin Layard
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Letter enclosing further information on the results of Pelly's enquiries into the statements made by William Gifford Palgrave. The letter also gives an update on the cotton crisis and regarding the importance of the progress of Russia in Central Asia. The letter concludes by informing Layard t...
Letter expressing Pelly's hopes that mail steamers will soon be able to return to Muskat once a native agent is there again; a banking crisis that is affecting both London and the Government Bank of Bombay; and reporting on possible military action by the Governor of Shiraz.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Robinson
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Letter regarding gun-boats and coal for the Gulf and the steam company having borrowed 200 tons of coal until their depot at Muskat can be accessed. The letter also reports that Henry W Warner has been sent to Gwadur and Edwin Dawes is in charge of Berenice as well as encouraging British boats...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Arthur William Stiffe
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Letter regarding Captain Robinson's assistance in attempting to get gun-boats and coal to the Gulf and reporting his hopes that mail steamers will soon be able to return to Muskat. The letter goes on to report on progress in building a telegraph house and expressing Pelly's regrets that it was ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Henry W Warner
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Letter instructing Warner that the gun-boat can remain at Gwadur and informing him that Mr Gaspar Rozario is no longer going to Muskat and requesting news of British subjects there.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter suggesting that the recipient of the letter be given a copy of the correspondence relating to Dr William Henry Colvill in order that he can form his own opinion of the matter. The letter also reports that Dr Colvill has since received a new appointment and Pelly's intention to allude to...
