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22731. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 32-33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 32-33
Title:
Letter from George Lucas, Muskat [Muscat], to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding rumours of Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s intentions to have Rashed ben Omair killed and his apparent descision to rescind this which had led to Rashed returning to Muskat [Muscat]. The letter also discusses Sayed Soulem's orders that no boat may come or go between sun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1866
Extent:
2 folios

22732. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 34-35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 34-35
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Dawes search for a new crew, Captain Robinson's work in preparing Pelly's stateroom and acquiring the necessary furnishings for it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1866
Extent:
2 folios

22733. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 36-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 36-37
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Berenice, Bombay Harbour, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding possible dates for the departure of Pelly's boat and recommending delaying the departure by a few days in order to allow the paint to dry.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1866
Extent:
2 folios

22734. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 38-40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 38-40
Title:
Letter from Oliver St John, , Shiraz to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the news of the loss of the Berenice and Pelly's lucky escape. The letter goes on to discuss the Hissam-a-Sultaneh's decision to establish a Persian fort at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] in order to try and prevent smuggling from there to and from Shiraz. The letter also discusses...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1866
Extent:
3 folios

22735. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 41-42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 41-42
Title:
Letter from Adolphe Cottier, SS Kurrachee, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter offering Pelly the assistance of the SS Kurrachee, following the loss of the Berenice and in particular offering provisions, clothing and passage through the Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:
2 folios

22736. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 43-44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 43-44
Title:
Letter from Edwyn Sandys Dawes, Bushire, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the possibility of producing a report on trade in the Gulf using his own observations and Pelly's personal papers and the potential publishing of a memorandum by Pelly. The letter goes on to discuss the differences between trade developments in the Gulf compared with Burmah [M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1867
Extent:
2 folios

22737. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 45-46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 45-46
Title:
Letter from Oliver St John, Tehran, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a response from the Hissam y Sultana over the conduct of the Persian authorities in Bushire and enclosing a despatch relating to the right to possess property in Persia (the despatch is not enclosed). The letter concludes with general news of Tehran and the King of Persia's pi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1867
Extent:
2 folios

22738. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 47-53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 47-53
Title:
Letter from George Andrew Atkinson, Acting Political Agent, Muscat, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter No. 199 of 1867 with enclosed telegrams to Government regarding the recent crisis in Muscat. The letter discussses correcting the Government's error in attributing Atkinson's telegrams to Pelly; the threat of an attack on Muscat from Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said] and the Sultan's request...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1867
Extent:
7 folios

22739. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 54-55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 54-55
Title:
Letter from Robert Marcham, Shiraz, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the hospitality shown to Marcham by the Nawab in Shiraz; Marcham's journey from Shiraz to Bushire invluding a recently discovered cave of Crystals and Salt Stalactitites near Kemavrez and his onward travels to Isfahan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1868
Extent:
2 folios

22740. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 57-58

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 57-58
Title:
Letter from Beresford Lovett, Cheiraz [Shiraz], to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding relations between British representatives and the Persian authorities in the Gulf and discussing recent events between Abd-al-Kasim and Zilzilah Khan and how these might affect the appointment of an Agent (the Persian Foreign Agent at Bushire). The letter also notes that altho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1869
Extent:
2 folios

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