Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Part of a letter regarding delays in receiving letters owing to a Mail Steamer breaking down; Edwards remaining in charge of the Residency as no-one has been sent to take over; and caring for Pelly's horses including their current value and an illness to one of them. The main body of the letter...
'Translation of a Memorandum handed by His Majesty the Shah to Mr Alison on the 20th August 1865'
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Translation of a memorandum regarding Seistan which the Persian authorities consider to be part of their territory but which the British Government consider to be disputed territory between Persia and Afghanistan. The memorandum briefly mentions the evidence the Persian Government provided to ...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Uncovenented Assistant Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Cholera which has been in the vicinity of Bushire and is now spreading towards Busreh [Basra]; Pelly's horses and Edwards inability to sell any owing to the state of the Bombay market; a statement drawn up by Edwards of the modifications which could be made to the establishment ...
Observations for Colonel Pellys information submitted by his Uncovenanted Assistant
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The observations cover the following subjects: Differences between Sultan of Muskat [Muscat] and Wahabees [Wahabis] - regarding His Highness Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said] having travelled to Soor [Sur] and his son Syed Salim [Salim II bin Thuwaini] having travelled to Sohar [Suhar] and that...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the precarious state of affairs between the Sultan of Muskat [Muscat and the Wahabee [Wahabi] Ameer [Amir]and the Ameer's indirect attempts to suggest that British mediation would be unacceptable. The letter also contains news from Tehran of the Russians taking Toshkund [Tashke...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter is a duplicate of folios 46 to 53: " Letter regarding the precarious state of affairs between the Sultan of Muskat [Muscat and the Wahabee [Wahabi] Ameer [Amir]and the Ameer's indirect attempts to suggest that British mediation would be unacceptable. The letter also contains news from ...
Copies of despatches sent under flying seal to the Governor General of India by his Excellency Mr Alison
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Copies of 2 despatches from Tehran to The Right Honourable, The Earl Russell, Governor General of India: Copy of despatch No. 102, 1 October 1865, regarding British suspicions of a 'secret understanding' between the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Russian Minister regarding reducing...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Edwards having been officially gazetted as Acting Political Resident during Pelly's absence and therefore being awarded an advance in pay for the period; the Bombay Government concurring with the decisions Edwards has taken during this period; and Pelly's approval of the propose...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the well being of Pelly's horses, news of the death of a relative of the Malcolm family, the continuing spread of fever, records relating to Muskat [Muscat] and whether they should be with the Residency or the Political Agent there, and the departure of Amberwitch to Muskat with...
