Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere, London
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Letter Captain Oliver St. John, who is employed with the Persian Telegraph Department, his work mapping southern Persia and his ability to provide information about that part of the world.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Oliver St. John
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Letter regarding Mr Clark who arrived in Bushire and then went on to Bagdad to meet Major Smith and Pelly's understanding that they would then return to Bushire before travelling on to Tehran. The letter also discusses the Persian Foreign Office Moonshee [Munshi] who Pelly wishes to see made an...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Brief letter regarding a recommendation from Sir Bartle Frere that Pelly should become acquainted with Mr William Fitzgerald (the new Governor of Bombay) and asking that Ellis submit on Pelly's behalf a request to meet with him should an opportunity present itself.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Letter regarding Captain George Atkinson at Muscat who is suffering from ill health and news of Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s failed attack on Muscat. The letter also discusses Pelly's intentions of travelling to Shiraz and arrangements with regards to Dr Abraham Hojel's pay. The letter also ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to George Andrew Atkinson
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Letter regarding Atkinson's recovering health at Bassidore and Pelly's intention to remain at Bushire until the mail steamer arrives before heading to Shiraz. The letter also discusses the possibility of the British occupying Augam [Henjam]; the question of whether or not a Sepoy guard is requi...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way
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Letter requesting that Way travel to the arab coast to look into some proceedings involving the Sheikh of Shargah [Sharjah] (Khalid bin Sultan al-Qasimi) and informing him that he has written to Government for instructions regarding the Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] Chief (Shaikh Zayid bin Khalifah). ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to George Andrew Atkinson
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Letter regarding Atkinson being unable to attend the christmas party; Pelly's anticipated trip to the south of the Gulf next month; Dr I Williams; and the arrival of winter which has brought snow on the hills.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to 'My dear Sir R'
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List regarding the rumours that the Political Appointments are to be changed, and should this be the case asking that his name be placed before the Viceroy in consideration of any suitable position and outlining his twenty-seven year career with the India Office. The letter also mentions Lord S...
Letter regarding the possibility of moving the residency to Arab soil in order to escape the machinations of Persia and explaning procedures for the copying of letters and circulation of relevant information to the british agents in the Gulf and regarding instructions for all telegrams to be sen...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington
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Brief note regarding 2,000 rupees from the Government treasury to be credited to Pelly's account; the realisation of his seventy-two shares in the New Bank of Bombay and his ten shares in the Elphinstone Land Company. Below the note is a brief list of letters and notes to be written, the recipi...