Letter regarding the lack of government relations with Muskat and the expectation that Colonel Dibsrowe will return there and therefore that relations will resume.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Roderick Murchison
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Letter regarding speciments that have been collected from the Persian shore of the Gulf and are being sent to him and a list of rocks collected from Cape Mussundom [Musandam]. The letter also discusses the report on Pelly's travels to the Wahabee [Wahhabi] capital and his discoveries about Pal...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Austin Layard
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Letter enclosing further information on the results of Pelly's enquiries into the statements made by William Gifford Palgrave. The letter also gives an update on the cotton crisis and regarding the importance of the progress of Russia in Central Asia. The letter concludes by informing Layard t...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Arthur William Stiffe
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Letter regarding Captain Robinson's assistance in attempting to get gun-boats and coal to the Gulf and reporting his hopes that mail steamers will soon be able to return to Muskat. The letter goes on to report on progress in building a telegraph house and expressing Pelly's regrets that it was ...
Letter regarding Russian movements at Bokhara [Bukhara]; correspondence relating to Muskat [Muscat] affairs and the printing of Pelly's Afghanistan journal.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter instructing the recipient to retain the detachment of sepoys at Bushire and informing him that Pelly's Derzee is en-route to Bushire to collect warm clothes and other essential items and send them by steamer to Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas]. The letter also requests that if Captain Oliver ...
Telegram from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere
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Telegram thanking Frere for the offer of clothes from Bombay and informing him that all the crew and passengers from the Berenice were safely at Bassidore and that native clothing had been secured for them by Lieutenant Edwin Dawes.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain Alfred Cotton-Way
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Letter regarding Pelly having written to Government again on the question of Augam [Henjam], the death of the agent at Muskat [Mohamad Bauka Khan] and Pelly having sent his head Mirza to act in his place. The letter also discusses the forthcoming arrival of May Frere and Pelly's hopes of visiti...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter thanking the recipient for information regarding mules and enquiring whether Captain Jones' house at Subzabad has been appraised, and if it is for sale what the price is.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Narayn Wassadeojee
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Letter thanking Narayn for his forethought and arrangements; congratulating him on his recent honour and requesting supplies including candles and cooking pots.