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1. Mss Eur F126/46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46
Title:
Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in Arabic, mostly with translations in English, from Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat; Zayid I bin Khalifah Al-Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, Ruler of Najd; Majid bin Said Al-Busair, Sultan of Zanzibar; the British native agent at Sharjah, Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1863-1870
Extent:

1 file, 9 items (17 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/46, f 13

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Mss Eur F126/46, f 13
Title:
Note, possibly written in Mahajani.
Scope & Content:
Unidentified note, with no translation, which appears to have been written in Mahajani, an Indian script used in accounting and banking which was most commonly used by the Indian peoples from Sindh to Bengal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 folio

3. Mss Eur F126/46, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, f 6
Title:
Letter from Farukh Khan, Tehran to Lewis Pelly, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter in Persian, with English translation, from Farukh Khan (a Persian Government Official) thanking Pelly for his letter of friendly greetings following his arrival in Bushire and for the information provided by Pelly about his career and appointment as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
23 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 folio

4. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 7-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 7-8
Title:
Letter from the Shargah [Sharjah] agent (Haji Ya'qub) to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, sent 28 Ramadan 1281 (25 February 1865) and received at the Bushire Residency 20 Mar 1865. Letter reporting that the Chief of Jaalan [Ja'alan] had paid a visit to Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal bin Turki al Saud] and that he had returned accompanied by a Wa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Ram 1281
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 1-3
Title:
Letter from Syed Majid [Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid] addressed, via Colonel Lewis Pelly, to Ameer Abdullah [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, from Syed Majid [Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid] to Ameer Abdullah [Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]. The letter discusses Ameer Abdullah's ownership of the Arab coastline of the Persian Gulf, and stating that Guttur [Qatar] does not belong to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
?1870
Extent:
3 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 4-5
Title:
Letter from Shaikh Zayid ben Khalifeh [Zayid I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan], Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, from Shaikh Zayid ben Khalifeh [Zayid I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan], Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] to Lewis Pelly, dated 19 Ramadhan 1287 (13 December 1870) and received by Pelly at Bushire 19 December 1870. Letter regarding the Ghobaysat [Qubaisat] trib...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Ram 1287
Extent:
2 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10
Title:
'Translated purport of a letter from Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud] Ruler of Nedjd [Najd] to Colonel Lewis Pelly Political Resident Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he had replied to his letter immediately but that the messenger tasked with bringing the letter to Pelly from Kateef [al-Qatif] had experienced problems with his camels wearing out and had been delayed. The letter also informs Pelly of an exchange between the Captain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1866
Extent:
2 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 11-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 11-12
Title:
'Translated purport of a letter from Khumees ibn Esau Seyhatee, an inhabitant of Bahrein [Bahrain] to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an attack on one of his boats at sea between Kuteef [Al-Qatif] and Bahrein [Bahrain] in which the men on board the ship were murdered and the boat destroyed and accusing of Fysul [Faisal bin Turki bin Saud] of having been responsible for the actions as the sail from the boat was...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1866
Extent:
2 folios

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