Letter No.4066 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf
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Letter enclosing letter No.1449P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla, to Charles Gonne, dated 1 July 1872, in which the Government of India approve of Colonel Lewis Pelly's proceedings at Sohar in 'commanding redress for the violation of the rights of B...
Supplement to the Gazette of India containing copies of correspondence relating to operations at Bahrain
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The printed supplement, dated 22 January 1870, contains copies of despatches between Lewis Pelly and the Government of Bombay as well as copies of Pelly's correspondence with the Chiefs of Bahrein [Bahrain], Guttur [Qatar] and correspondence between the Government of India and the Government of ...
Copies of personal letters from Pelly to various persons including colleagues in the Gulf.
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Copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Gulf, including during periods of absence from Bushire for Lewis Pelly. Most of the copies have been written on Pelly's behalf by his assistant James Charles Edwards. The correspondence is primarily with individuals who reported to Pelly inclu...
Memorandum by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident Persian Gulf, Chughudduk [Choghadak]
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Memorandum regarding an irregularity with regards to carriage arrangements in the Bushire Residency and reminding Residency employees that the Civil Service rules state that when officicial establishments travel by land all the members of that establishment who travelled are entitled to battas (t...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Burkeh [Barka, Oman] to [James Charles Edwards]
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Letter regarding papers that Colonel Disbrowe has removed from the residency, Pelly's movements around the Gulf in the forthcoming days in preparation of the potential bombing of some Wahabee [Wahhabi] ports and requesting a meeting be arranged with Aboo Esau [Abu Esau] to hear first hand about ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to [James Charles Edwards]
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Letter giving instructions on the handling of affairs at the Residency and in Bushire whilst Pelly is travelling to Riyadh. The instructions outline which letters should be opened and which should be left until he returns and also what to do with any matters of interest that arise in the letters...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Subzabad en route to Shiraz to Alfred Cotton Way
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Letter regarding the Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] affair which is proving to be a difficult situation, and Pelly's impending confrontation with the Bahrein [Bahrain] Chief. The letter goes on to advise Way to take a policy of non-interference in a matter involving some runaway slaves.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, en route to Shiraz to George Andrew Atkinson
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Letter regarding the need for the Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] quarrel to be amicably settled and passing on instructions from the Viceroy (Sir John Lawrence) to the Sultan of Muscat (Salim II bin Thuwaini) on how he is expected to act during the negotiations.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
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Letter regarding recent despatches from Tehran which related to the proceedings of Russia in Southern Central Asia. The letter goes on to debate whether the proceedings are a ruse on Russia's part of the first steps in 'a wave destined to break on British India' and to outline the current facts ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bombay to an undisclosed recipient
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Written instructions by Pelly on the organisation of his personal affairs during his six months leave including making arrangements for stores and wine to be sold; transport of his letters and personal papers; and leaving instructions regarding some horses he has purchased from the Ameer of the ...
