Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding his awaiting Pelly's arrival, and the assumption that the strong shemaul [wind] has detained him. The letter goes on to report on Mohurrum [Muharram] which had recently been celebrated in Bushire and that although the artillery walking the streets with drawn swords and bleedin...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a memo relating to Pelly's accounts and the sale of his stores, which has not been as succesful as he would have liked owing to the perishable stores having to be destroyed and the ability to purchase cheap wine and liquor from England impacting on local sellers. The letter go...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly having decided to take a period of rest in Calcutta; the sale of Pelly's garden and a further plot of ground in Bushire to Mrs McKertich; a full statement of the sale of Pelly's property in Bushire; the ongoing work to translate the scenes of Pelly's play; news of Mr Lucas...
Letters to Lewis Pelly from colleagues in the Gulf and others.
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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...
Letter from Herbert Disbrowe, Muscat to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter requesting copies of the treaties with Muscat and Turkey regarding the suppression of the slave trade and asking for any hints or advice that Pelly might have on how to handle these matters. The letter goes on to outline a case of a ship flying the Turkish flag loading with slaves at Mu...
Letter from Hajee [Haji] Ahmed, Bushire to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding his thirty-four years of service to the British Government and his petition for a pension as he is no longer able to carry out his duties.
Letter from Oliver St. John, Shiraz to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding a forthcoming trip to Teheran [Tehran], a recommended route to take and a map of the route (which is not included with the letter). The letter also includes a brief update on matters in Shiraz including news of the Cherry and Mulberry Crops. The letter is written on paper with...
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Gunboat Clyde, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding rumours of war on the Wahabee [Wahhabi] coast, news from the Sheikh of Bahrein [Bahrain] on the matter and the situation with the various gunboats and steamers.
