Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding a serious row on board the ships Lynn and Nimble. The row is described as being caused by a Scotch Man who had returned to his ship (the Nimble) in a state of mutiny and had put a pistol to the head of the first Lieutenant from the Lynn who had come aboard to deliver a letter. ...
Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding a turkish ship which has been acquiring supplies at Bahrain and news of Pelly having gone to visit Shiraz. The letter also asks when he is likely to hear from the Government of Bombay regarding his letter requesting to be given the position of second assistant.
Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter reporting that the Turks at Kutuf [Qatif] are said to be suffering from fever and that there is also fever at Bahrein. The letter also reports that the Lynn has not returned to Bahrein and its whereabouts are unknown and that Mr McDougall is still in Bahrein.
Letter from Ronald Ferguson Thomson, Tehran, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding the shortening of the journey to Tehran thanks to a new sailing route on the river Volga; further troubles with the Persian Foreign Agent at Bushire and the deplorable state of Tehran owing to fatal illnesses, famine and falling trade prices.
Letter from Edward Charles Ross, Muscat, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter giving news from Muscat including Toorkie [Said Turki]'s disgust at the amount of money paid to him by Barghash and a note from Dr John Kirk regarding the loss of his and Dr David Livingstone's kit and books owing to a cyclone.
Letter from Ronald Ferguson Thomson, Tehran, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding attempts at redress to obtain a settlement from the Persian authorities and the difficulty of obtaining it including detailing the amount of money owed to others including the French, Russians and Turks; and regarding the fact that the Foreign Office Agent in Bushire has not yet...
Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding difficulties with communications into and out of Bahrein owing to the lack of native boats and the Vulture having called at Ras el Head [Ras-al Had] instead. The letter also discusses Mr Alwan, who has been detained by the Sheikh as he is a Bahrainee [Bahraini], and Grant's obs...
Letter from Ronald Ferguson Thomson, Tehran, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding Thomson's work in closing the Seistan arbitration affair which (Frederick John) Goldsmid and Pollock were also involved with. The letter also thanks Pelly for arranging for public news telegrams to be sent regularly from Bushire and gives him the latest news from Tehran.
Letter from Edward Charles Ross, Muskat, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding the appointment of Dr. Jayakur as a Government medical officer, whom Ross describes as a skillful and intelligent man and the reporting that the former medical officer Dr. Micklyoh was found to not be suited for public work and that the Sultan had stopped consulting him. The le...
Letter from Charles Bean Euan-Smith, Aden, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding the journey to and arrival at Aden prior to Euan-Smith and family's onward journey; the Political Resident for Aden, John William Schneider, greeting them there and the news of Pelly's new appointment. The letter also discusses the final report (from the Zanzibar anti-slavery m...
