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1. Mss Eur F126/36

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Mss Eur F126/36
Title:
Drafts of letters and memoranda on Gulf affairs
Scope & Content:
The letters and memos give details of Pelly's duties and responsibilities as the Resident in the Persian Gulf. Information given includes indications of the time spent both at and away from the residency itself at Bushire; the role of the residency in suppressing piracy and promoting trade; and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:

1 file, 12 items, (29 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/47

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Mss Eur F126/47
Title:
Personal and official letters to Lewis Pelly from colleagues and friends in India.
Scope & Content:
Letters to Lewis Pelly, relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf, from colleagues and friends in India and Britain, including Patrick Ryan, Abraham Nickson Hojel and Robert Brown. Other correspondents of note include Hubert Izaak Walton (Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Company), Sir Bar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1863-5 Feb 1869
Extent:

1 file, 29 items (70 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/46

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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)

4. Mss Eur F126/44

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Mss Eur F126/44
Title:
Correspondence from James Charles Edwards, Uncovenanted Assistant in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from James Charles Edwards written to Lewis Pelly during his absences from Bushire to visit other areas of the Persian Gulf, visiting India and returning to England. The main subject of the correspondence is the day to day running of the Residency and Edwards reports on the appoi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1862-13 Nov 1874
Extent:

1 file, 56 items (161 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/37

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Mss Eur F126/37
Title:
Printed copies of official letters from Pelly chiefly to the Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Eleven letters from Pelly primarily to Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to the Government in Bombay, but also to William Henry Havelock, Officiating Secretary, and Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary relating to his work as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The letters relate primarily t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863-1872
Extent:

1 file, 11 items (65 folios)

6. Mss Eur F126/39

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Mss Eur F126/39
Title:
Copy correspondence from Lewis Pelly relating to matters in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
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. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1872-2 Jun 1873
Extent:

1file, 47 items (70 folios)

7. Mss Eur F126/45

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Mss Eur F126/45
Title:
Letters to Lewis Pelly from colleagues in the Gulf and others.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to Lewis Pelly's work as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, including a few letters written after Pelly's departure from the Gulf providing him with news and updates on situations as he was, until late 1873, expected to return to his position at Bushire. The corres...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863-1873
Extent:
1 file, 53 items (132 folios)

8. Mss Eur F126/42

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Mss Eur F126/42
Title:
Copies of personal letters from Pelly to various persons including colleagues in the Gulf.
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Gulf, including during periods of absence from Bushire for Lewis Pelly. Most of the copies have been written on Pelly's behalf by his assistant James Charles Edwards. The correspondence is primarily with individuals who reported to Pelly inclu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1863-24 Apr 1869
Extent:

1 file, 14 items (29 folios)

9. Mss Eur F126/38

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Mss Eur F126/38
Title:
Letter book of official letters, mainly between Lewis Pelly and the Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The correspondence contained in the letter book relates primarily to affairs in Muscat from 1866 to 1868 during which time the Sultan of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said died, allegedly killed by his son Salim II bin Thuwaini who subsequently seized power in Muscat before being overthrown in 1868 by hi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1865-24 Apr 1869
Extent:

1 volume, 83 items (186 folios)

10. Mss Eur F126/41

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Mss Eur F126/41
Title:
Supplement to the Gazette of India containing copies of correspondence relating to operations at Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The printed supplement, dated 22 January 1870, contains copies of despatches between Lewis Pelly and the Government of Bombay as well as copies of Pelly's correspondence with the Chiefs of Bahrein [Bahrain], Guttur [Qatar] and correspondence between the Government of India and the Government of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1870-20 Mar 1870
Extent:

1 file (5 folios)