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151. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 34v-35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 34v-35
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Dr Abraham Nickson Hojel joining Pelly as the residency surgeon and regarding British subjects at Muskat who are of the opinion that the advice that they can return to Muskat at their own risk came from Pelly and not from the Government of India. The letter also proposes that P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1866
Extent:

2 folios

152. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 40-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 40-41
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's arrival at Muscat to recognise Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] as Sultan, the Muscat people's loss of respect for the British, their detestation of Soulem and Pelly's expectation that attempts will be made on his life. Pelly goes on to report on a mutiny on board a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Sep 1866
Extent:

2 folios

153. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 42-43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 42-43
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Seymour John Blaine
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the purchase of horses for Sir John Lawrence and an additional two horses for the Viceroy which are gifts from the Sultan of Muscat and preparations to have them sent initially to Bombay and then on to Calcutta. The letter goes on to describe each horse being given to the Vicer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1866
Extent:

2 folios

154. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 45-47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 45-47
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a blood feud against Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] which has broken out even earlier than Pelly had anticipated and reporting on the lack of following for Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said]. The letter goes on to discuss British Indian politics and despatches from Sir John L...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1866
Extent:

3 folios

155. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 47v-48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 47v-48
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding photographs of the Bushire residency which have been taken by Abraham Nickson Hojel and reporting on Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s attack on Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]. The letter goes on to discuss arrangements for Pelly to meet Sir John Lawrence; and trade and com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1866
Extent:

2 folios

156. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 48v-49

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 48v-49
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo] opposite Shaik Shaab Island, to Hubert Izaak Walton, Director of Telegraphs
Scope & Content:
Letter providing an account of the fire on board Berenice and asking Clyde to sail up the Gulf with Dalhousie to pick up the stranded passengers and give them a lift to Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1866
Extent:

1 folio

157. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 51v-52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 51v-52
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Henry Christopher Mance, Superintendent of Telegraph Station, Mussendum [Musandam]
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting that Mance ask the Superintendent at Bushire to thank Captain Oliver St. John and request that he convey Pelly's thanks to the Prince Governor of Shiraz, along with his willingness to co-operate with him. The letter also requests that Mr James (Superintendent at Bushire?) make ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1866
Extent:

2 folios

158. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 53-54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 53-54
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter giving full details of the fire on board Berenice on the morning of 31 October 1866 including the location in the Gulf it occured, the limited equipment on board for tackling such a fire, how the fire spread throughout the ship and how long it took for Berenice to sink. The letter then ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1866
Extent:

2 folios

159. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 54v-55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 54v-55
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Ross having returned to Gwadur and being satisfied with matters there, and a letter of acknowledgement that Pelly has written to Henry W Warner, who had been acting in Ross's place and whose former ship Berenice had recently burnt at sea. The letter also discusses the vacant po...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1866
Extent:

2 folios

160. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 55v-56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 55v-56
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly not having heard from Sir Bartle since October and his fears that recent incidents in the Gulf, including the loss of Berenice are the cause of this. The letter also refers to a rumour he heard from Hubert Walton that Sir Bartle had taken a fall from his horse but that h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1866
Extent:

2 folios

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