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101. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 5-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 5-8
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Accountant, Residency Persian Gulf, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 1 March 1863 regarding events that have occured during Pelly's absence: Mr [Dishl?], late American Consul at Batavia, who had been hoping to meet with Pelly and discuss the possibiilty of visiting the ruins at Shuster [Shushtar] which are rumoured to be where Daniel was buried. Hi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1863-21 Mar 1863
Extent:
4 folios

102. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 11-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 11-12
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Accountant, Residency Persian Gulf, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking Pelly for arranging for Dr William Henry Colvill to be present at Bushire for the monthly treasury examination; Mr Lucas being sent to Shiraz to meet with Pelly in order to sign various entertainment vouchers and to complete a power of attorney form from the Bank of Bombay for th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1863
Extent:
2 folios

103. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 108-111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 108-111
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Governor Bushire having taken offence at some of the Hissam-es-Sulteneh's proceedings and having gone to Shiraz threatening not to return unless he is placed in a better position with regards to Bushire affairs, and informing Pelly that the Melik [Malik al-Tujjar] had now be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1866
Extent:
4 folios

104. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 154-155

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 154-155
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding his awaiting Pelly's arrival, and the assumption that the strong shemaul [wind] has detained him. The letter goes on to report on Mohurrum [Muharram] which had recently been celebrated in Bushire and that although the artillery walking the streets with drawn swords and bleedin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1870
Extent:
2 folios

105. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3
Title:
Letter from Patrick Ryan, Bombay to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Captain Felix Jones who has returned to Bombay with the expectation of resuming his telegraph position in the Gulf, but that the Bombay Government has received no instructions in relation to an appointment for him. The letter goes on to give news of Captain Robert Lambert Play...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1863
Extent:
3 folios

106. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 6-7
Title:
Letter from Robert Grant Watson, Blackhouse, Ayr, Scotland to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter providing Pelly with advice on travelling to Tehran via the Volga including where to obtain horses, where to catch the steamer and places that would be worth visiting en route.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1865
Extent:
2 folios

107. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 16-17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 16-17
Title:
Letter from Patrick Ryan, Bombay to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the arrival of Commander Montresor and HMS Severn in Bombay and the Commander's arrangements to assist Pelly in the Gulf and send steam tenders to Muscat. The letter also discusses the situation in Muscat including the various scenarios that could arise if Sultan Thoweynee [Say...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1865
Extent:
2 folios

108. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 18-19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 18-19
Title:
Letter from Herbert Edward Jacomb, Bombay to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding obtaining a consignment of pearl oysters from the Persian Gulf in order to replenish existing exhausted pearl beds in Ceylon [Sir Lanka].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1865
Extent:
2 folios

109. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 20-21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 20-21
Title:
Letter from Henry? Taylor, Guzeroom [Kāzerūn?] to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting that Pelly assist his friend Mr R Helme to get to Busreh [Basra] and Baghdad.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1866
Extent:
2 folios

110. Mss Eur F126/47, ff 22-23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/47, ff 22-23
Title:
Letter from Saville Marriot Pelly , Gulan? to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding his departure from Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] and his safe arrival in Gulan? and requesting that Pelly inform Kitty [Catherine Frances Hojel, his sister-in-law] that he will write to her the following day. The letter also discusses a conversation he had with the Governor of Bomba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1866
Extent:
2 folios