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111. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 85-88

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 85-88
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Government (of India) having finally taken a decision on the business with Colonel Robert Phayre, in which the Colonel will be requested to vacate the appointment. The letter goes on to report on Edward Charles Ross having been ordered to Muscat; Colonel Frederic Goldsmid'...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1871
Extent:
4 folios

112. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding accounts of the situation in Persia, and expressing regrets over the lack of prompt action by the Government (of Persia) which prevented sufficient grain being brought into the country which could have prevented the great misery there now. The letter also reports on Afghanistan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1871
Extent:
2 folios

113. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 91-92

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 91-92
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the appointments of Captain Miles, formerly in Aden, to the post at Gwadur [Gwadar] and Captain Charles Grant, formerly on the Arab coast, as Second Assistant at Bushire, but with instructions to stop at Gwadur and take charge there until Captain Miles arrives. The letter also...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1871
Extent:
2 folios

114. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 93-94

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 93-94
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding affairs within Wahhabi territory including Turkish involvement and there need of a conclusion to the situation, the sickness that has affected their force, and rumours that Abdoolla [Abdulla ibn Faisal ibn Turki al Sa'ud] has been killed. The letter goes on to discuss the annou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1871
Extent:
2 folios

115. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 95-96

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 95-96
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Merewether's hopes that the difficult season that has been experienced in the Gulf, and the troubles Magpie and Bullfinch have had to contend with will help to raise awareness within the Admiralty and the Government of India of the need for the correct types of vessels for the c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1871
Extent:
2 folios

116. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 97-98

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 97-98
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a telegram from Gerald Fitzgerald requesting that the Lynx meet Pelly at Muscat, which Merewether hopes means Pelly is there to resolve issues around Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s possession in Mekran; and discussing Abdool Azeez [Abd'al Aziz al-Said] who instead of keeping guard at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1871
Extent:
2 folios

117. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's illness whilst visiting Muscat, and expressing Merewether's regret that Pelly could not come to Kurrachee [Karachi] to rest and recover there. The letter also discusses the recent death of [Sidney?] Smith, who had been serving as an Assistant to Pelly in the Persian Gul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1871
Extent:
2 folios

118. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 101-104

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 101-104
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter congratulating Pelly on his settlement of the Bahrein [Bahrain] question before discussing the latest complications being caused by Colonel Robert Phayre's and Captain Robert Sandeman's intereference which has resulted in the Government of India having to become involved in Khelat [Kalāt]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1872
Extent:
4 folios

119. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 105-108

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 105-108
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the copies of Pelly's proceedings at Bahrein [Bahrain] which he had sent to Merewether; the ongoing difficulties Merewether has had over the preceeding three years with Colonel Robert Phayre including how they have led to the most recent rebellion in Khelat [Kelat] which have fi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1872
Extent:
4 folios

120. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 109-112

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 109-112
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Merewether's recent visit to Bombay where he met with the new Governor (Philip Edmond Wodehouse) and the new Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook), and his thoughts on the new Viceroy. The letter goes on to cite a formal letter from the Governor in Council regar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1872
Extent:
4 folios