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1001. Mss Eur F126/46, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, f 16
Title:
Letter from Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic from Thuwaini bin Said al-Said, Sultan of Muscat. The letter is most likely written sometime between 1863 and 1865 as Lewis Pelly only commenced his position as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf in mid-1862 and Thuwaini bin Said was killed in February 1866.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1863?-1865?
Extent:
1 folio

1002. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 1-3
Title:
Letter from Syed Majid [Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid] addressed, via Colonel Lewis Pelly, to Ameer Abdullah [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, from Syed Majid [Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid] to Ameer Abdullah [Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]. The letter discusses Ameer Abdullah's ownership of the Arab coastline of the Persian Gulf, and stating that Guttur [Qatar] does not belong to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
?1870
Extent:
3 folios

1003. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 4-5
Title:
Letter from Shaikh Zayid ben Khalifeh [Zayid I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan], Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, from Shaikh Zayid ben Khalifeh [Zayid I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan], Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] to Lewis Pelly, dated 19 Ramadhan 1287 (13 December 1870) and received by Pelly at Bushire 19 December 1870. Letter regarding the Ghobaysat [Qubaisat] trib...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Ram 1287
Extent:
2 folios

1004. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 7-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 7-8
Title:
Letter from the Shargah [Sharjah] agent (Haji Ya'qub) to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with English translation, sent 28 Ramadan 1281 (25 February 1865) and received at the Bushire Residency 20 Mar 1865. Letter reporting that the Chief of Jaalan [Ja'alan] had paid a visit to Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal bin Turki al Saud] and that he had returned accompanied by a Wa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Ram 1281
Extent:
2 folios

1005. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10
Title:
'Translated purport of a letter from Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud] Ruler of Nedjd [Najd] to Colonel Lewis Pelly Political Resident Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he had replied to his letter immediately but that the messenger tasked with bringing the letter to Pelly from Kateef [al-Qatif] had experienced problems with his camels wearing out and had been delayed. The letter also informs Pelly of an exchange between the Captain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1866
Extent:
2 folios

1006. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 11-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 11-12
Title:
'Translated purport of a letter from Khumees ibn Esau Seyhatee, an inhabitant of Bahrein [Bahrain] to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an attack on one of his boats at sea between Kuteef [Al-Qatif] and Bahrein [Bahrain] in which the men on board the ship were murdered and the boat destroyed and accusing of Fysul [Faisal bin Turki bin Saud] of having been responsible for the actions as the sail from the boat was...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1866
Extent:
2 folios

1007. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 14-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 14-15
Title:
Letter to Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat from an undisclosed author (Lewis Pelly?)
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with envelope, to Thuwaini bin Said al-Said, Sultan of Muscat. The letter is most likely from Lewis Pelly, as folio 16 contains a letter to Pelly from His Highness. The letter is most likely written sometime between 1863 and 1865 as Lewis Pelly only commenced his position as ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1863?-1865?
Extent:
2 folios

1008. Mss Eur F126/47

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

1009. Mss Eur F126/47, f 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, f 70
Title:
Letter from Patrick Ryan to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Government having sanctioned two assistants to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
12 folio

1010. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3
Title:
Letter from Patrick Ryan, Bombay to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Captain Felix Jones who has returned to Bombay with the expectation of resuming his telegraph position in the Gulf, but that the Bombay Government has received no instructions in relation to an appointment for him. The letter goes on to give news of Captain Robert Lambert Play...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1863
Extent:
3 folios