Draft of a letter from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Sooltan bin Sugger
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The letter discusses legitimate reasons to go to war, and complaints sent from Sooltan bin Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr] to Bombay with the results of Wilson's investigation into them. The complaints cover the subjects of Tanoon's [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān] destruction of Dherah, and Wilson offer...
Draft of a letter from James Pringle Riach Esq. to Meerza Mahomed Ally at Shiraz in answer to his, to Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire
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In the letter the Acting Resident, [James Pringle] Riach, relates to the claims of Prince Abbas Meerza against some Jewish people for money which Riach ascertained may have already been paid. It involves the seizure of a servant of the Residency, and the intervention of the Acting Resident in the...
Draft of a letter from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Meerza Mahomed Ally at Shiraz (Abbas Mirza's Man)
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The letter discusses the matter of the seizure and confinement of a Jew named Ibrahim in the service of the British Government and a dispute over the payment of some bills.
Draft of a note from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Shaikh Nassir
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The notes discusses the case of an Indian subject 'entertained' for a ship, his wish to be released from any agreement and his place under the protection of the Residency.
Drfat of a letter from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to Shaikh Tanoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān]
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses the probability of a war between Shaikh Tanoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān] and Sultan bin Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr], their coming to an understanding, and the wish of the British to maintain peace. It discusses the return of a gun to Sultan bin Sugger, and the possibility ...
Draft of a letter from Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire, to His Highness the Imam of Muscat
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The letter refers to the matter of Sevee and the peace between Shaikh Tanoon [Ṭaḥnūn bin Shakhbūṭ Āl Nahyān] and Sultan bin Sugger [Sulṭān bin Saqr], as well as Wilson's impending visit to the Prince of Fars at Shiraz.