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31. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 72v-73

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Mss Eur F126/38, ff 72v-73
Title:
Letter No. 949 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that no further steps will be taken by the Government to recover the property of British Subjects from Maskat [Muscat] and requesting that he inform Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] that strict retribution would be exacted for any lawless plunder of the remaining prope...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1866
Extent:

2 folios

32. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 73v-74

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 73v-74
Title:
Letter No. 841 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter forwarding a telegram from the Commissioner in Sind regarding adopting precautionary measures at Gwadar and asking Pelly for his thoughts on the matter. Pelly's response can be found on folio 53. Enclosed telegram from the Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karachi] to the Chief Secretary o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1866
Extent:

2 folios

33. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 79v-81

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 79v-81
Title:
Letter No. 42 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter submitting translations of letters from the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi Amir] and reporting on his meeting with the Ameer's envoy during which they authorised Pelly to act as medium in their pursuit of friendship with the British Government and gave assurances that they would not attack Britis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1866
Extent:

3 folios

34. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 83v-84

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 83v-84
Title:
Letter No. 48 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a written declaration of peace, given to Pelly by the Wahabee [Wahhabi] envoy and confirming that the Wahabees were agreeable to the conditions of the British Government. Enclosed letter from Lewis Pelly, to Abdellah bin Faysal [Abdullah ibn Faisal], Ameer [Amir] of the Wahabee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1866
Extent:

2 folios

35. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 85-86

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 85-86
Title:
Letter No. 50 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a draft of a letter for Maskat [Muscat] which will be delivered by Mr Rozario who will be tasked, whilst in Maskat, to ascertain who the de-facto government is in order to correspond on commercial matters and on British commercial interests and property there. The letter goes ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 May 1866
Extent:

2 folios

36. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 96-97

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 96-97
Title:
Letter No. 55 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the resumption of trade and the relative quiet in the Persian Gulf. The letter highlights the changes in the region since 1846, focusing particularly on the increase in trade, the shift in duties of the resident to primarily focus on the Arab coast, arbitration of the maritime t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 May 1866
Extent:

2 folios

37. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 99v-100

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Mss Eur F126/38, ff 99v-100
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Her Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the delivery of the letter for Muskat [Muscat] to the de-facto Government, the apparent calming of matters in Muskat and the resumption of trade there. The letter goes on to recommend not appointing Gaspar Rozario to Muskat but to select the head Arabic Mirza of the Muskat res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1866
Extent:

2 folios

38. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 112v-113

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Mss Eur F126/38, ff 112v-113
Title:
Letter No. 1 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf , Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a telegram received from Government requesting that Pelly inform Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] that they forbid him from attacking Muskat [Muscat] and that if he persists and violates the maritime truce they will treat him as an enemy. The letter also requests that Pelly trans...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1867
Extent:

2 folios

39. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 119-120

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 119-120
Title:
Letter No. 127 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter outlining the situation with regards to Bahrain, their independence and the tribute which is paid to the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi Amir] for lands on the mainland, including Gwettar [Qatar].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1866
Extent:

2 folios

40. Mss Eur F126/38, f 12v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, f 12v
Title:
Letter No. 1 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majesty's Steamer Berenice, off Sohar [Suhar] to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the expansion of Wahabee [Wahhabi] influence and the raiding parties along the Muskat coast which Pelly believes to be composed primarily of leaders of frontier tribes from the borders of Amman [Oman].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 folio