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1. Mss Eur F126/48

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Mss Eur F126/48
Title:
Report No.67 of 1863 by Pelly on the tribes, trade and resources of the Gulf littoral; with related statements, maps and appendices
Scope & Content:
Political Department report No. 67 of 1863 from Lewis Pelly to the Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, giving specific details based on his personal observation and hearsay concerning the tribes, trade and resources of the Gulf littoral which are divided into seven areas according to politica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:

1 file, 5 items (40 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/49

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Mss Eur F126/49
Title:
Memo on the Dashtee tribe
Scope & Content:
The memo contains information in Persian, with English translation, regarding the Dashtee [Dashti] tribe and the villages that are subordinate to it. For the town of Dashtee (folio 8) the memo gives details of the tribute paid to the Governor of Bushire; for each subordinate village the followi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
21 Feb 1863-12 May 1863
Extent:

1 file (8 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/50
Title:
Reports by Haji Ahmed, the Residency munshi and others on trade, travel and history of the Gulf Region
Scope & Content:
The file contains two reports in Arabic and English by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], the Residency Arabic Moonshee [Munshi] on trade in the Gulf Region and a journey he undertook from Bushire to Felahieh via Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahomerah [Khorramshahr]. Also contained in the file a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1863-1872
Extent:

1 file, 4 items (38 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/51
Title:
Articles of Agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and representatives of the British Government on the proposed extension of the telegraph line from Persia
Scope & Content:
Seven articles, written in English and Arabic, laying out the terms and conditions of the agreement between the British Government and the state of Muskat [Muscat] regarding the laying of 'one or more telegraph lines within the territories appertaining to the state of Muskat'. The agreement was...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1864
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/52
Title:
Report No. 73 of 1864 by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bandar Abbas to Cape Jask reconnoitering the route of the proposed telegraph line
Scope & Content:
Report by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] through Minow [Minab] to Cape Jashk [Jask] to examine what effect the shore-line of the area and the nature of the local inhabitants may have on the proposed extension of the telegraph line through the region. The report gi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1864
Extent:

1 file (10 folios)

6. Mss Eur F126/53

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Mss Eur F126/53
Title:
Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick John Goldsmid on the route of the proposed telegraph line from Isfahan to Gwadar
Scope & Content:
The report No. 27 of 1866, dated 17 March 1866, addresses the question of a complete Land Line of Telegraph and submits to government propositions on the question based on Goldsmid's recent travels. There are numerous enclosures to the report: Report by Major Robert Murdoch Smith, 7 March 1866...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1866-02 May 1866
Extent:

1 file (24 folios)

7. Mss Eur F126/54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/54
Title:
Memorandum and Table on the Tribal Divisions of Oman by Major Edward Charles Ross, Political Agent at Muscat
Scope & Content:
Memorandum detailing the classification of the Arabian tribes inhabiting Oman including history on how the tribes came to Oman, how they developed and how they became known as the Hinawi and Ghafiri tribes. The accompanying table to the memorandum is entitled 'Principal tribes of Omân - Hinâwî ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1872
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)