Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to E C Stevens. Secretary, Windham Club
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Letter regarding Messrs Smith, Elder & Co paying Pelly's membership to the Windham Club as a member absent from the United Kingdom for the years 1866 and 1867.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
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Letter informing Sir Bartle on recent events and news in the Gulf including Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s intentions of advancing on Muskat by land and the Sultan of Muskat [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s desire that Pelly visit him. The letter also reports on Pelly's high opinion of the quality an...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Henry McGill
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Letter regarding the death of Mahomed Bauka Khan; McGill's recent work with the consulate in Muskat and Pelly's hopes that an attack by Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] on Muskat can be avoided and a more amicable settlement reached.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross
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Letter regarding the Sultan of Muskat's [Muscat] assistance with regards to Gwadur [Gwadar] and Pelly's intentions of travelling along the coastline in the spring with the gun-boats and to leave one at Gwadur.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to William Augustus Kerr
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Letter regarding Persian cattle and sheep and comparing them with Indian animals as well as discussing the cost of exporting them and giving general observations on the Persian markets.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Henry Green
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Letter congratulating Sir Henry on his recent honour and discussing the difficulties in acquiring a good arab horse for him and that his most recent ones have been given to Sir John Lawrence and the Rajah of Pulhattah? The letter concludes by discussing the possibility of meeting up in England...
Letter regarding Pelly's intention to be in London in early 1868 and addressing the question of him entering parliament. The letter goes on to discuss telegraph lines through Persia and Beloochistan [Beluchistan], matters in Central Asia relating particularly to Russia, and Sir Bartle Frere's ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain Alfred Cotton-Way
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Letter regarding Pelly having written to Government again on the question of Augam [Henjam], the death of the agent at Muskat [Mohamad Bauka Khan] and Pelly having sent his head Mirza to act in his place. The letter also discusses the forthcoming arrival of May Frere and Pelly's hopes of visiti...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter thanking the recipient for information regarding mules and enquiring whether Captain Jones' house at Subzabad has been appraised, and if it is for sale what the price is.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Narayn Wassadeojee
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Letter thanking Narayn for his forethought and arrangements; congratulating him on his recent honour and requesting supplies including candles and cooking pots.
