Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain George Andrew Atkinson
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Brief letter informing Atkinson that an official letter should be awaiting him at Muskat with details of what matters will require his attention first and expressing his hopes that Atkinson will have no difficulties in Muskat now that affairs are settled there.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Letter regarding a friend of Ellis' who recently passed through Bushire and discussing the Viceroy's recommendation that a second assistant to Pelly is required and asking what Ellis thinks of Lieutenant Phillips.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere, London
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Letter Captain Oliver St. John, who is employed with the Persian Telegraph Department, his work mapping southern Persia and his ability to provide information about that part of the world.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Oliver St. John
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Letter regarding Mr Clark who arrived in Bushire and then went on to Bagdad to meet Major Smith and Pelly's understanding that they would then return to Bushire before travelling on to Tehran. The letter also discusses the Persian Foreign Office Moonshee [Munshi] who Pelly wishes to see made an...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Brief letter regarding a recommendation from Sir Bartle Frere that Pelly should become acquainted with Mr William Fitzgerald (the new Governor of Bombay) and asking that Ellis submit on Pelly's behalf a request to meet with him should an opportunity present itself.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Letter regarding Captain George Atkinson at Muscat who is suffering from ill health and news of Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s failed attack on Muscat. The letter also discusses Pelly's intentions of travelling to Shiraz and arrangements with regards to Dr Abraham Hojel's pay. The letter also ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Alfred Cotton Way
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Letter thanking him for the careful way he has looked into the Debai [Dubai] cases and enclosing letters to both the Debai Chief and other local Chiefs which Way may deliver to them at his discretion if the circumstances of the case require it. The letter also suggests operatingly the telegrap...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to George Andrew Atkinson
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Letter regarding Atkinson's recovering health at Bassidore and Pelly's intention to remain at Bushire until the mail steamer arrives before heading to Shiraz. The letter also discusses the possibility of the British occupying Augam [Henjam]; the question of whether or not a Sepoy guard is requi...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore, to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Letter, marked private, regarding the ongoing difficulties with the Persian authorities and Mr Charles Ailson's tendency to concede to them in order to avoid conflict which has been causing Pelly complications in Bushire.