Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
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Letter requesting a copy of his demi-official letter to Sir Bartle Frere on proceedings in Russia to be ready on his return to Bushire; regarding the accounts of the Residency Library; and making correspondence arrangements including details of who to write to him via in Koweit [Kuwait] and what...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
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Letter making arrangements for any mail addressed to Pelly to accompany Captain Henry W Warner to Bahrain, and requesting two sowars and mounds of barley and grain. The letter goes on to request that his rooms are cleaned thoroughly during his absence and that Hajee [Haji] Ahmed translate vario...
Letter from Eusef Ben Beder [Yusuf bin Bedr], Koweit [Kuwait] to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident
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Letter, in Arabic and English, informing Pelly that the bearer of the letter, Abdool Assis Ben Assass [Abdul Aziz bin Aziz], will be his guide into the interior of Nejd if Pelly is still willing to employ him.
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Chief Officer, Government Steamer Berenice, Bombay Marine to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter providing Pelly with detailed information on how the Chronometer was prepared for the journey to Riyadh and how it was only six and a half miles out from their exact location at the end of the journey, and observing how wonderfully small the margin was considering the rough nature of its ...
Letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud] to Colonel Pelly, Resident Persian Gulf
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Letter in Arabic, with an English translation on the verso, of a letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa-ud] sent 2 Ramathan [Ramadhan] 1281 (29 or 30 January 1865) and received by Lewis Pelly 7 February 1865 informing Pelly that he may come on to Riyadh from 'the Sirkar' a...
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait] to Hajee [Haji] Ahmed, Residency Arabic Mirza
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Letter requesting that Ahmed accompany Captain Warner on the Residency Steamer to Bahrein [Bahrain], and on arrival communicate with the Sheikh [Muhammad bin Khalifah Al-Khalifah], including handing him an enclosed letter in Arabic. The letter goes on to instruct that Ahmed use his stay in Bah...
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Captain Henry W Warner
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Letter instructing Captain Warner to hand over mail on arrival at Bushire to the Uncovenanted Assistant Resident (James Charles Edwards) and to remain there until 5 March 1865 when he should travel to Bahrain and communicate with Ajair [Al Uqayr] to see if any letters have arrived there from Pel...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
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Letter regarding Pelly's departure for Riyath [Riyadh] and providing sailing instructions for Captain Henry W Warner. The letter goes on to provide detailed instructions regarding the cleaning of his rooms in preparation for his return and on the packaging of some pistols which are gifts from t...
Draft journal of Lewis Pelly's journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
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The journal contains entries for each day of Lewis Pelly's journey and records the exact distances travelled each day and the amount of time required to cover the distance. Where possible longitudes and latitudes have been recorded using the North Star and Rigil to determine them along with the ...
Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
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The fair copy of the diary is not complete and only covers the entries for 18-2, 24 and 26-27 February. The entries for each day give the distances travelled, how long each stage took, longitude & latitude co-ordinates for their destination each day, comments on the availability of water, d...
