Brief note about Koweit [Kuwait]'s main inland trade being with the Bedouins of Nejd [Najd] and that the trade consists of wood, weapons, coffee, rice, bamboo and piece goods as well as giving details on where these goods are brought from. Below the main note is a line about the climate in the ...
Memorandum regarding the diet of Bedouins in the interior of Nejd [Najd] and contrasting it with that of those in coastal areas. The memorandum focuses primarily on camel's milk, including the Bedouins' dependence on it during spring and its nourishing properties for both horses and goats. Th...
Note about the Mundwee [Mandvi] of Cutch [Kutch] and Occa including their names being derived from Medina and Mecca, and how this is believed to relate to the Prophet's tribe Kereish [Qureish]. The memorandum goes on to discuss the family of the founder of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] sect, Abd al-Wah...
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to William Pears Johnstone
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Letter informing Johnstone that although he cannot officially invite him to join the expedition to Riyath [Riyadh], he could come to Koweit [Kuwait] and then join them. The letter also advises Johnstone that Pelly is at that time unaware what his travel arrangements to Riyath will be, whether h...
Handwritten report regarding the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse
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Handwritten report, in Lewis Pelly's handwriting about the history of the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse from the point where it commences at the uniting of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers through to where it flows into the Persian Gulf. The reports goes on to describe the agriculture...
Memorandum about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud]
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Memorandum, written by Lewis Pelly, about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud] who was the first ruler to conquer all of the Nejd [Najd] territory, as well as the provinces of Al Ahsa [Al Hasa], Khatif [Al Qatif] and part of the Omman [Oman] Coast. The memorandum also discusses his successo...
Article printed in a Bombay newspaper, and originally taken from the Bengal Hurkaru, 30 December 1865 regarding the dangers of Wahabeeism [Wahhabism] and concerns over the British Government's attitude towards the potential threat.
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to Edwin Dawes, HM Steamer Berenice
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Letter accepting Dawes's offer, on the condition of Captain Warner granting permission for Dawes to accompany him and informing him what equipment he would need to bring and when he would need to be ready to leave.