Handwritten draft by Pelly of Political Department letter No. 63
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Letter from Pelly citing a letter received by a local Sheik [Shaikh] who wishes to meet with him when he calls at Bassidore (British Naval Base on Qeshm Island) to further the Sheik's territory's friendship with the British Government.
Letter from Pelly regarding a journal of his travels through Afghanistan that may be of interest to the Viceroy of India
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The letter summarizes the journal kept by Pelly when travelling through Afghanistan on government duty in 1860, stating that it is based on personal observations and also includes letters Pelly wrote to Lord Canning (Charles John Canning) which may be of interest or relevance.
Notes from Pelly to his Excellency the Governor of Bombay regarding the use of Munshees and his own position as Political Resident at Bushire
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The notes by Pelly document occasions where the lead munshee has represented the British Government at the Muscat Court, the practicalities of having someone who knows Persian thoroughly and understands local affairs, and the difficulty in undertaking orders from the Foreign Office in a residency...
Memo from Pelly on the purchase of a Shule for use in the Persian Gulf
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The handwritten memo gives details on the Shule, including the impressions of Captain Osborn and Captain Warner, her cost-effectiveness in terms of sailing power and coal and the arrangements that would need to be made in order to purchase her.
Draft letter from Pelly regarding affairs in Muscat and Bushire
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Draft letter in pencil from Pelly to 'his excellency' (most likely the governor of Bombay) regarding his visits to Muscat, the progression of the Telegraph Station at Jashk [Jask], a misunderstanding Colonel Disbrowe had which needed to be resolved by Pelly and other matters in Muscat and Bushir...
Memorandum by Pelly on the development of Steam and Telegraph Communications and their impact on the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf
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The memo gives Pelly's thoughts on the role of the Persian Gulf Residency in the suppression of the Slave Trade and Piracy and also in the development of Trade. Pelly goes on to give his thoughts on Bushire as the location for the Political Residency, including the unsuitability of its locatio...
Handwritten draft of official letter No.2A from Lewis Pelly, Chagudduck [Choghādak] to the Secretary of Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding his previous correspondence on the benefits of having the Persian Gulf political residency, main telegraph station and coal depot at a free port in a central location between the slave channel at the entrance to the Gulf and the Pirate Coast, ideally near Cape Mussondoom [Musand...
Letter from Pelly regarding an examination he undertook of the country near Shiraz
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The letter gives details of the geographical layout of the area and the climate and refers to letter No.40 sent to the Secret Department 26 February 1863. An enclosed letter by Mr Thomson is also referred to but is no longer with this letter.
Draft of letter No.6A from Pelly to Henry Lacon Anderson, regarding possible alternative locations for the Political Residency of the Persian Gulf
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Pelly's draft, primarily written in pencil, regarding a possible alternative location for the Political Residency and its benefits and disadvantages. Pelly proposes a possible location at Cassab [Khussub] on the Mussundoom [Musandam] Promontory which would put the Residency, Telegraph and Coal...
Printed copies of official letters from Pelly chiefly to the Political Department, Bombay
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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...
