'Hajee Ahmed, Residency Arabic Moonshee's, Statement of Trade carried on at Koweit, Busreh, Mahomereh, Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein, Bunder-Abbass and Lingeh. The goods exported and imported and the duties levied on them.'
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Detailed statements by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], in Arabic and English, of trade carried out in the towns of Koweit [Kuwait], Busreh [Basra], Mahomereh [Khorramshahr], Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein [Bahrain], Bunder-Abbass [Bandar Abbas] and Lingeh [Lengeh]; the goods exported and imported; and the...
Hajee Ahmed Residency Arabic Moonshee's Journal during his travels from Bushire to Busreh, Koweit, Mahomereh, Felahieh and back
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Journal, in Arabic and English, recording Hajee Ahmed's [Haji Ahmed] travels from Bushire to Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait], Mahomereh [Khorramshahr], Felahieh and back. The journal contains daily entries from 24 February 1863 to 21 March 1863 (also given as Hijri dates 6 Ramazan 1279 to 1 Sher...
Memo: by Abol Cassim Moonshee concerning the district of Guttur [Qatar]
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Memorandum, in Arabic and English, written by Abol Cassim, Residency Moonshee [Munshi] detailing the recent history of Guttur [Qatar] from 1218 Hijri (c.1803). The history includes details of the principal settlements of Al Bida'a [Doha], Al Wakrah and Al Zabarah, the tribes that occupied them ...
'Memorandum - from Ebrahim ben Rujeb: What I know about Bahrein'
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Memorandum written in Arabic by Ebrahim ben Rujeb [Ibrahim bin Rajab] and translated into English 17 February 1872 detailing what he knows of the history of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The dates in the history are given using the Hijri calendar and have been given in this description, with the Gregorian ...
Imprint: Lithographed in the Superit. Engineer’s Office P.D. April 1866. Distinctive Features: Outline map showing in red the traditionally perceived boundary of Persia and India and Lt-Col Goldsmid's amended boundary in blue, his travelled route in relation to these boundaries and also corr...
‘ROUGH MAP OF LT. COL. GOLDSMID AND MAJOR SMITH’S ROUTE FROM ISPAHAN TO CHOUBAR AND BOUNDER ABBAS'
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Imprint: Lith.d in the Office of the Superint. Engineer P.D. April 1866. Bombay. (Signed) R.M. Smith Major R.E. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Map showing Lieutenant-Colonel Goldsmid and Major Smith's route from Ispahan to Choubar [Chombar] and Bunder Abbas, with boundarie...
‘MAP OF OMÂN SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRINCIPAL TRIBES. COMPILED FOR OFFICIAL USE BY Edward Charles ROSS, Political Agent, MUSCAT’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Routes shown by dotted line with wells indicated. Names of tribes inserted on map in different colours showing their approximate location with a key provided in bottom left. The coast and principal mountain peaks are taken from...
Letter No.3933 of 1864 from Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter forwarding some correspondence between the Political Agent, Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat (Thuwaini bin Said Al-Said) for Pelly's information and requesting a report from him on his opinion of the differences between the Sultans of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi] (Faisal ibn Turki al ...
Letter from Charles Gonne Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay, Political Department to The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter informing Pelly that the Government of Bombay concurs with his opinions on the differences betwen the Sultan of Muscat and the Sultan of the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and informing him that he may communicate personally with the Sultan of Muscat on the matter en route to Bombay.
Memorandum No. 637 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf
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Printed memorandum recording the request from the Secretary to the Government of India for a full account of Pelly's visit to Riad [Riyadh] and giving the Government of Bombay resolution that the instruction should be forwarded to Pelly with a request that he comply with it as soon as possible.
