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1301. Mss Eur F126/43, ff 118v-119

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Mss Eur F126/43, ff 118v-119
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the 'incorrigible mischeviousness' of Mahomed bin Khuleefeh (Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah) of Bahrein and reports that he has been killed by his fellow Chief's for allowing Bedouins to persistently plunder towns and British subjects as well as Pelly's belief that pre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1869
Extent:

2 folios

1302. Mss Eur F126/44, f 98

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, f 98
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Captain H Atkinson, British India Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship Euphrates
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking the Captain for his explanations with regards to the runaway slaves and Goolam Ali [Ghulam 'Ali]. A postscript to the letter returns the articles of agreement for crew, an order for 40 tons of coal which he can collect at Bassidore and requesting that he deliver a packet to Colo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1866
Extent:
1 folio

1303. 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

1304. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 34-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 34-37
Title:
Letter from Abraham Nickson Hojel, Bombay to Edward Hope Percival, Private Secretary to the Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Percival that should the Governor of Bombay be willing to appoint him as Residency Surgeon he would gladly go to the Persian Gulf, with the hope of obtaining one of the Assistanship positions later should they be sanctioned. The letter notes however that in taking up the positio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1866
Extent:
4 folios

1305. Mss Eur F126/48, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/48, f 30
Title:
Approximate statement of the principal exports from Bushire to Bombay
Scope & Content:
Statement of the principal exports from Bushire to Bombay during the season 1862 to 1863 contrasted with that of 1863 to 1864, and the probable exports of the season 1864 to 1865 with explanatory remarks. The statement includes: cotton, opium, silk, wool-Arab, wool-Persian, gallnuts and horses.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 folio

1306. Mss Eur F126/55, f 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/55, f 24
Title:
Letter from Charles Gonne Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay, Political Department to The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that the Government of Bombay concurs with his opinions on the differences betwen the Sultan of Muscat and the Sultan of the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and informing him that he may communicate personally with the Sultan of Muscat on the matter en route to Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1865
Extent:
1 folio

1307. Mss Eur F126/55, ff 22-23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 22-23
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait], to The Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Draft letter to the Political Department, Bombay in continuation of his letter of 21 January 1865 (folios twenty to twenty-one). giving further information on the particulars of the dispute between Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and confirming the information he has already provided in the pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:
2 folios

1308. Mss Eur F126/48, ff 33-40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/48, ff 33-40
Title:
Handwritten appendices detailing annual imports and exports, each appendix is labelled A-F
Scope & Content:
The appendices include: A. Approximate annual imports by sea from India to Busreh [Basra] and Baghdad B. Approximate annual imports by sea from England to Busreh and Baghdad C. Approximate annual imports by sea from Europe overland to Baghdad D. Approximate annual imports from Persia to Baghdad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
8 folios

1309. Mss Eur F126/36, ff 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, ff 6-7
Title:
Memo from Pelly on the purchase of a Shule for use in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The handwritten memo gives details on the Shule, including the impressions of Captain Osborn and Captain Warner, her cost-effectiveness in terms of sailing power and coal and the arrangements that would need to be made in order to purchase her.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:

2 folios

1310. Mss Eur F126/43, f 94v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, f 94v
Title:
Handwritten list by Lewis Pelly of letters sent by steamer
Scope & Content:
List of all the letters sent by steamer on 5 January 1868 giving the name and address of each recipient and a brief summary of the content. Recipients included Miss Anna Eudocia Pelly, Messrs Remington & Co, Narayn Wassadeojoee, William Lockyer Merewether and Sir Bartle Frere. The list inc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1868
Extent:

1 folio