Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a copy of Hyder Khan's letter to the Bahrein [Bahrain] Chief which Pelly has requested be sent to the Bombay Government, and informing him that the original has been sent to Muskat [Muscat] with a copy retained at the Residency.
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a lack of letters from Bassidore and Shargah [Sharjah] and Edwards lack of knowledge as to who was left in charge at Bassidore and what instructions they may have been given with regard to the arrival of letters. The letter goes on to discuss the Governor of Bushire who is rep...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's reception from the Viceroy and Council and the news that his suggestions regarding the Gulf had received their support and regarding his return to Bushire which Edwards presumes has been delayed owing to the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh in Bombay. The letter gives ...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly travelling to Muskat [Muscat] aboard Comorin and Edwards arranging for his letters to travel with Oriental and either meet with him or be left at Muskat. The letter informs Pelly of the Governor's return to Bushire having twice attempted to depart from Shiraz and reporti...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding news from the papers of an outbreak of plague in Zanzibar and that at Dr. Hojel's recommendation Edwards had written to the Foreign Agent about the need to take precautions with regards to boats arriving from there. The letter also discusses furniture, books and records which ...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding his awaiting Pelly's arrival, and the assumption that the strong shemaul [wind] has detained him. The letter goes on to report on Mohurrum [Muharram] which had recently been celebrated in Bushire and that although the artillery walking the streets with drawn swords and bleedin...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a memo relating to Pelly's accounts and the sale of his stores, which has not been as succesful as he would have liked owing to the perishable stores having to be destroyed and the ability to purchase cheap wine and liquor from England impacting on local sellers. The letter go...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly having decided to take a period of rest in Calcutta; the sale of Pelly's garden and a further plot of ground in Bushire to Mrs McKertich; a full statement of the sale of Pelly's property in Bushire; the ongoing work to translate the scenes of Pelly's play; news of Mr Lucas...
Letters to Lewis Pelly from colleagues in the Gulf and others.
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Correspondence relating to Lewis Pelly's work as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, including a few letters written after Pelly's departure from the Gulf providing him with news and updates on situations as he was, until late 1873, expected to return to his position at Bushire. The corres...
Letter from Herbert Disbrowe, Muscat to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter requesting copies of the treaties with Muscat and Turkey regarding the suppression of the slave trade and asking for any hints or advice that Pelly might have on how to handle these matters. The letter goes on to outline a case of a ship flying the Turkish flag loading with slaves at Mu...
