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981. Mss Eur F126/56, f 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 5
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to William Pears Johnstone
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Johnstone that although he cannot officially invite him to join the expedition to Riyath [Riyadh], he could come to Koweit [Kuwait] and then join them. The letter also advises Johnstone that Pelly is at that time unaware what his travel arrangements to Riyath will be, whether h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

982. Mss Eur F126/56, f 5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 5v
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to William Pears Johnstone
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Johnstone that he would not be able to take him to Riyath [Riyadh] and that he may have to travel very lightly or alone in order to make the journey.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

983. Mss Eur F126/56, f 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 9
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

984. Mss Eur F126/56, f 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 10
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

985. Mss Eur F126/56, f 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 15
Title:
Letter from Eusef Ben Beder [Yusuf bin Bedr], Koweit [Kuwait] to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

986. Mss Eur F126/56, f 18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 18
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Chief Officer, Government Steamer Berenice, Bombay Marine to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1865
Extent:
1 folio

987. Mss Eur F126/56, ff 7-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 7-8
Title:
Letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud] to Colonel Pelly, Resident Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Ram 1281
Extent:
2 folios

988. Mss Eur F126/56, ff 11-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 11-12
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait] to Hajee [Haji] Ahmed, Residency Arabic Mirza
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1865
Extent:
2 folios

989. Mss Eur F126/56, ff 13-14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 13-14
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Captain Henry W Warner
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1865
Extent:
2 folios

990. Mss Eur F126/56, ff 16-17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 16-17
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:
2 folios