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1. Mss Eur F126/65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65
Title:
Miscellaneous Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's Service in the Persian Gulf and India
Scope & Content:
The file contains a private journal kept by Lewis Pelly from January to February 1865; notes taken by him during his journey to Riyadh January to March 1865; sketches, correspondence, financial accounts and other papers. Included within the file are: Extract showing a record of posting from the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Persian, and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1865-c 1873
Extent:

1 file, 2 items (66 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/67

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/67
Title:
Material concerning Papers presented to Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society by Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Material includes extracts from a letter by Pelly regarding questions relative to the interior of Arabia discussed by the Royal Geographical Society 22 February and 14 March 1864 and the published copy of Pelly's full report of his visit to Lingah, Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas], ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb-Jun 1864
Extent:

1 file, 3 items (10 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/68
Title:
Reviews of A Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia, 1862-63 by William Gifford Palgrave, Published 1865
Scope & Content:
Three published reviews of Palgrave's Arabia, one from a journal and two from newspapers: Pages 182-215 from the Quarterly Review which contained a review of Palgrave's Arabia (ff. 2v-19). The review is undated but is believed to be c.1865. Press cutting from the Friend of India of their review ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865
Extent:

1 file (21 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/66
Title:
Newspaper Articles on Affairs in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The cuttings are from The Friend of India and The Bombay Saturday Review.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866
Extent:

1 file, 2 items (5 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/66, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/66, f 1
Title:
Page from Friend of India Newspaper
Scope & Content:
The reverse of the newspaper article contains a full page on the position of affairs in the Persian Gulf and the role that Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy of India, might play in the resolution of these affairs. The article also refers to an incident in which Pelly ordered the bombing of a fort belo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1866
Extent:
1 folio

6. Mss Eur F126/66, ff 2-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/66, ff 2-5
Title:
Pages from Bombay Saturday Review Newspaper
Scope & Content:
The pages from the paper contain an article entitled 'The Persian Gulf and Colonel Pelly' and refer to an article in a London newspaper in which a correspondent questioned Pelly's suitability for dealing with Asia and which the editor of the Bombay Saturday Review has taken great offence at and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
07 Apr 1866
Extent:
4 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6
Title:
Journal, Private, 1865, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Private journal kept by Lewis Pelly during his stay in Khoweit [Kuwait] where he was making preparations for a visit to Reeas [Riyadh]. The journal documents Pelly's discussions with Shaikh bin Sabbah [Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah] and Eusef bin Bedr regarding his forthcoming journey to Reeas, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1865-7 Feb 1865
Extent:
6 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/65, ff 7-44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65, ff 7-44
Title:
Notes relating to Lewis Pelly's Visit to Riyadh
Scope & Content:
Notes relating to a range of subjects recorded during and after Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh to meet with Ameer Feysul [Amir Faisal ibn Turki al-Sa'ud] of the Nejd [Najd]. Topics covered in the notes include: Notes on observations made by William Gifford Palgrave on the Nedjed region and his ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865
Extent:
38 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/67, f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/67, f 8
Title:
Pencil Note from the Royal Geographical Society regarding the Publishing of a Report by Pelly
Scope & Content:
Pencil note from the Royal Geographical Society enquiring whether Pelly will be able to send them his full report on his travels to Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas]. The note has been written on the reverse of an invitation to breakfast with Charles Sturge,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 folio

10. Mss Eur F126/67, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/67, ff 9-10
Title:
Notes on Questions relative to the Interior of Central Arabia discussed before the Royal Geographical Society
Scope & Content:
The notes contain an extract of a letter from Pelly to the Political Secretary to the Government of Bombay regarding the lack of awareness of the interior of Arabia, the lack of scientific accuracy in the location of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Capital and other points of interest and the assumptions ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1864
Extent:
2 folios