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811. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 13-14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 13-14
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a servant in the Telegraph Department who had been seized by the Persian Authorities, but whose accusor and witnesses had failed to come forward and the accusations had since been proved false. The letter goes on to give updates on rumours of the deaths of some Persian officia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1863
Extent:
2 folios

812. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 15-16
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Hugh Lindsay's arrival at Bushire; a medal for Ameer Khan and the lack of prize money to accompany the medals; payments from the Bushire accounts; and a list of gifts sent to Koweit [Kuwait].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1863
Extent:
2 folios

813. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 17-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 17-18
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter regarding Pelly returning to England on leave and Edwards being temporarily in charge until the Government of India appoint someone to officially to take over during Pelly's absence and the likelihood this will be Doctor Wiliam Henry Colvill or Colonel Herbert Disbrowe. The le...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1863
Extent:
2 folios

814. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 19-20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 19-20
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Dr Colvill having departed Shiraz to take over responsibility for the Residency during Pelly's absence but as Edwards has not received official notification either from the Government or from Pelly that Colvill has been appointed he cannot allow him to take control on arrival. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1863
Extent:
2 folios

815. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 21-22
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1863
Extent:
2 folios

816. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 24-25
Title:
'Translation of a Memorandum handed by His Majesty the Shah to Mr Alison on the 20th August 1865'
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1865
Extent:
2 folios

817. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 26-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 26-41
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Uncovenented Assistant Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1865-17 Oct 1865
Extent:
16 folios

818. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 42-43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 42-43
Title:
Letter from William Henry Colvill to James Charles Edwards
Scope & Content:
Brief letter informing Edwards that Havildar Ali Khan is suffering from fever and that it is not advisable for him to travel on the mail steamer.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1865
Extent:
2 folios

819. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 44-45

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 44-45
Title:
Observations for Colonel Pellys information submitted by his Uncovenanted Assistant
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1865
Extent:
2 folios

820. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 46-53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 46-53
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1865
Extent:
8 folios