Printed letter No.54 of 1863 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Chief Secretary to Government, in the Political Department, Bombay
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Letter from Pelly providing further information to the Government in Bombay on the manner in which the territories and interests of Muscat are interlaced with those of the Maritime Arabs and others of the Persian Gulf. The letter references previous correspondence Nos. 1A, 3A and 6A all of 1863 ...
‘TRACING SHOWING THE ROUTE AND COAST LINE FROM MOGOO BAY TO THE TOWN OF BUNDER ABBAS’
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Issued with a Report No. 6 of 1864. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Map of the area west of Bunder Abbas showing ship’s route with anchorage marked and coordinates reported. Another copy of the map can be found at Mss Eur F126/37, f 23.
Sketch map showing location on mineral resources on the Island of Kishm, the Island of Hormuz and coast of Persia
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Distinctive Features: Small sketch map attached to a letter dated 15th January 1864 from W.H. Colvill, Civil Surgeon, with location of sulphur and salt mines indicated. Another copy of the map can be found at Mss Eur F126/37, f 26.
‘TRACING SHOWING THE ROUTE AND COAST LINE FROM MOGOO BAY TO THE TOWN OF BUNDER ABBAS’
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Issued with a Report No. 6 of 1864. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Map of the area west of Bunder Abbas showing ship’s route with anchorage marked and coordinates reported. Another copy of the map can be found at Mss Eur F126/37, f 13.
Sketch map showing location on mineral resources on the Island of Kishm, the Island of Hormuz and coast of Persia
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Distinctive Features: Small sketch map attached to a letter dated 15th January 1864 from W.H. Colvill, Civil Surgeon, with location of sulphur and salt mines indicated. Another copy of the map can be found at Mss Eur F126/37, f 16.
Sketch map of the route from Bunder Abbas to Cape Jask. 1864
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Sketch map attached to a report by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly related to the proposed extension of telegraph line, dated 31st Dec 1864. Below title the note: Protracted by Mr [Edwin] Dawes, late Indian Navy, to accompany Colonel Pelly's de...
Printed letter No.6A from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter contains Pelly's arguments for relocating the residency to Cassab [Khaşab] on the Mussondoom [Musandam] Promontory, focusing on trade, relationships with local chiefs and support for the agencies in the area. Also included are Pelly's thoughts on the situation in Oman under the new S...
Printed letter No.132 of 1863 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident and Consul General, Persian Gulf , Bushireto Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a report by Henry W Warner, Commanding the Residency Schooner Georgiana, on the Bay of Shewoo and its village written 30 October 1863. The report gives details of the layout of the bay and its surrounding land and detailed information on the villagers, their trades and relatio...
Printed letter No.148 of 1863 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident and Consul General in the Persian Gulf to Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Remarks by Pelly regarding the slave trade in the Persian Gulf. The remarks give details of the type of slaves being brought to the Arabian coast, landing points being used, information regarding the slave trade being passed on to Pelly by his political agents, how the repositioning of naval f...
Printed letter No.6 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to William Henry Havelock, the Officiating Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Report by Pelly on his travels to Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Bassidore, the Island of Kishm [Qeshm], Khumeer [Khamīr], Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] and the Island of Hormuz documenting the places, their geographical locations, the local trades and the political allegiances of the villages and tow...
