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431. Mss Eur F126/40, ff 30-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/40, ff 30-37
Title:
Letter No. 111 of 1868 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Kurrachee [Karachi] to The Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the recent affairs of Bahrain, Guttur [Qatar] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] and their breaches of the peace at sea. The letter goes on to give details of a dispute between Persia and Muscat which had given rise to the Arab tribes and boats looking to plunder Persian ports and thei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1868
Extent:
8 folios

432. Mss Eur F126/40, ff 58-61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/40, ff 58-61
Title:
Letter No.498P from Charles E R Girdlestone, Officiating Junior Under Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William to Charles Gonne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a copy of a memorandum relating to the claims of the Turkish Government to the sovereignty of the island of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The memorandum details the history of the island of Bahrein from the sixteenth century onwards, including British recognition of the independence of Ba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1870
Extent:
4 folios

433. Mss Eur F126/42, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/42, ff 24-25
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the settlement of an account for the purchase of alcohol; the minister to the Sultan of Muscat being interested in becoming a customer and the possibility of developing some trade on a small scale in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1868
Extent:
2 folios

434. Mss Eur F126/43, f 183

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, f 183
Title:
Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin
Scope & Content:
Letter placing an order for the purchase of alcohol for consumption at the Residency, including Whisky, Brandy, Champagne, Wine and Ale. The letter also gives the price per ounce of each item and the quantities ordered.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1868
Extent:

1 folio

435. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 48v-49

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 48v-49
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo] opposite Shaik Shaab Island, to Hubert Izaak Walton, Director of Telegraphs
Scope & Content:
Letter providing an account of the fire on board Berenice and asking Clyde to sail up the Gulf with Dalhousie to pick up the stranded passengers and give them a lift to Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1866
Extent:

1 folio

436. Mss Eur F126/44, f 95

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, f 95
Title:
Letter from J H Atkinson, British India Steam Navigation Company Steam Ship Euphrates, Bushire Roads to James Charles Edwards, Assistant Political Resident, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing the articles of agreement for crew members which is for Bombay to the Persian Gulf and back to Bombay for a period of not more than three months and informing Edwards that Goolam Ali [Ghulam 'Ali] has not been restrained and has been seen and questioned by the Residency moonshee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1866
Extent:
1 folio

437. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 9-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 9-11
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, HM Gunboat Clyde, Bombay Harbour to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing Dawes' best attempt at a portrait of Ameer Fysul [Emir Faisul] (drawn during Pelly's recent visit to Riyadh). The portrait is no longer enclosed with the letter. The letter also discusses Dawes new appointment on the gunboat Clyde; the location and duties of the Berenice and an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1865
Extent:
3 folios

438. Mss Eur F126/45, ff 28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 28-29
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, HMS Berenice, Muscat Cove to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the rumours that Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] had left Bushire with the intention of going to Kowait [Kuwait] and speculation regarding his intentions towards Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] and Muscat which could require the Berenice remaining there. The letter also disc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1866
Extent:
2 folios

439. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 38-39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 38-39
Title:
Letter from George T Robinson, Office of the Superintendent of Marine, Bombay to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly of the gunboat Hugh Rose's departure for Gwadur [Gwadar] and of Dalhousie's presence in the area. The letter also discusses the availability of coal for the Gulf and the proposal that it be kept at Bassidore until matters at Muscat calm down.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1866
Extent:
2 folios

440. Mss Eur F126/38, f 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, f 23
Title:
Letter No. 4 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Note regarding an interesting report written by Lieutenant Warren, Commanding the Berenice, on the Soor [Sur] roadstead and the creek of Jeranwah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 folio