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921. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 86-87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 86-87
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the refusal of the Bahrein [Bahrain] Sheikh to send agents to Bushire, the arrival of envoys of Ameer Abdullah ben Fysul [Amir Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki] and Aboo Esau [Abu Esau] having arrived from Quoeit [Kuwait] to see Pelly. The letter goes on to report on the return o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1866
Extent:
2 folios

922. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 88-89

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 88-89
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding preparing Pelly's rooms for his return; Syed Turki [Turki bin Said] residing in the visitors quarters and a miscarriage in a remittance draft which Edwards believes to have been caused by the Postmaster, who has since departed Bushire. A postscript to the letter summarises a r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1866
Extent:
2 folios

923. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 96-97

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 96-97
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 12 July 1866 - noon, regarding the exceedingly warm weather being experienced in Bushire; confidential reports that the war in Germany [Austro-Prussian War] has ended and that an armistace between Austria and Prussia has been agreed to with the French emperor as abritrator and that...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1866-13 Jul 1866
Extent:
2 folios

924. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 99-100

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 99-100
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Captain H Atkinson, British India Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship Euphrates
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Melik [Malik al-Tujjar] still being dissatisfied with the situation of the runaway slaves and statements from three witnesses who claim to have seen the runaway slaves on board the Euphrates since it has been anchored at Bushire Roads. The letter goes on to request that sho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1866
Extent:
2 folios

925. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 101-102

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 101-102
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding rumours that Syed Turki [Turki bin Said] has been invited to Muskat [Muscat] and that Syed Salim [Salim II bin Thuwaini] will have to give up the Sultanship should he do so, but that Syed Turki has no finances in order to get him to Muskat, and further rumours that Khulug (Abu E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1866
Extent:
2 folios

926. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 104-107

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 104-107
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the prince governor of Bushire suffering from gout and having gone to Bahmany Wells to recover and thanking Pelly for his opinion of the way in which Edwards handled the matter of the runaway slaves. The letter outlines matters in Government letters which require a response fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1866
Extent:
4 folios

927. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 108-111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 108-111
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Governor Bushire having taken offence at some of the Hissam-es-Sulteneh's proceedings and having gone to Shiraz threatening not to return unless he is placed in a better position with regards to Bushire affairs, and informing Pelly that the Melik [Malik al-Tujjar] had now be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1866
Extent:
4 folios

928. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 112-113

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 112-113
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Draft of the letter at folios 108-111. Letter regarding the Governor of Bushire having taken offence at some of the Hissam-es-Sulteneh's proceedings and having gone to Shiraz threatening not to return unless he is placed in a better position with regards to Bushire affairs, and informing Pelly...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1866
Extent:
2 folios

929. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 114-115

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 114-115
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the success of Pelly's visit to Muskat [Muscat] and Edwards hope that Government will agree to the affairs of the Muskat agency being communicated to Pelly and not direct to Government in order to prevent similar situations occuring in future. The letter goes on to discuss mat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1866
Extent:
2 folios

930. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 116-119

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 116-119
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's work in preventing disturbances in Muskat [Muscat] and summarising the response from the Secretary of State approving of Pelly's decision that the British Government should not get involved with the affairs of Syed Turkee [Turki bin Said], unless there is a threat to mar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1866
Extent:
4 folios