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101. Mss Eur F126/37, ff 30-42

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Mss Eur F126/37, ff 30-42
Title:
Printed letter No.58 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident, Persian Gulf to Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Report by Pelly of his visit to the plateau of Gusakan along with a sketch map of the area and itineraries showing the estimated distances, in fursacks, of Pelly's route. The report gives details of the geographical layout of the plateau including altitudes for the various villages and landmark...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1864
Extent:
13 folios

102. Mss Eur F126/37, ff 43-53

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Mss Eur F126/37, ff 43-53
Title:
Printed letter No.73 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, H.B.M's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government at Bombay
Scope & Content:
Report by Pelly of his travels from Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] to Cape Jashk [Jask], via Minow [Minab], to view the shorelines and local inhabitants along the route of the proposed extension of the telegraph. Pelly believed he was the first European to traverse this route and therefore his r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1864
Extent:
11 folios

103. Mss Eur F126/37, ff 54-59

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Mss Eur F126/37, ff 54-59
Title:
Printed letter No.1294/344 of 1872 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, H.B.M.'s Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Secretary of Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter encloses a translation and account of the Tenets of the Ibadhi Sect of 'Oman' taken from a manuscript Arabic work entitled 'The Keshf-ul-Ghummeh of the Sheikh Sirhân bin Mohammed-el-Alawi, a native of 'Oman'. The translation and notation was undertaken by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
09 Aug 1872
Extent:
6 folios

104. Mss Eur F126/37, ff 60-65

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Mss Eur F126/37, ff 60-65
Title:
Printed letter No.1294/344 of 1872 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly,H.B.M.'s Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Secretary of Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter encloses is a translation and account of the Tenets of the Ibadhi Sect of 'Oman' taken from a manuscript Arabic work entitled 'The Keshf-ul-Ghummeh of the Sheikh Sirhân bin Mohammed-el-Alawi, a native of 'Oman'. The translation and notation was undertaken by Lieutenant-Colonel Edwar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
09 Aug 1872
Extent:
6 folios

105. Mss Eur F126/38

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Mss Eur F126/38
Title:
Letter book of official letters, mainly between Lewis Pelly and the Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The correspondence contained in the letter book relates primarily to affairs in Muscat from 1866 to 1868 during which time the Sultan of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said died, allegedly killed by his son Salim II bin Thuwaini who subsequently seized power in Muscat before being overthrown in 1868 by hi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1865-24 Apr 1869
Extent:

1 volume, 83 items (186 folios)

106. Mss Eur F126/38, f 12v

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Mss Eur F126/38, f 12v
Title:
Letter No. 1 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majesty's Steamer Berenice, off Sohar [Suhar] to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the expansion of Wahabee [Wahhabi] influence and the raiding parties along the Muskat coast which Pelly believes to be composed primarily of leaders of frontier tribes from the borders of Amman [Oman].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 folio

107. Mss Eur F126/38, f 23

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Mss Eur F126/38, f 23
Title:
Letter No. 4 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Note regarding an interesting report written by Lieutenant Warren, Commanding the Berenice, on the Soor [Sur] roadstead and the creek of Jeranwah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 folio

108. Mss Eur F126/38, f 34

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Mss Eur F126/38, f 34
Title:
Letter No. 12 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the fate of five small craft which were swamped during heavy weather; a bughlah [Buglah] which was sold and three Sooree [Sur] craft which had been sequestered by the Muskat [Muscat] authorities as part compensation for their own vessels plundered at sea by the Soor. The Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 folio

109. Mss Eur F126/38, f 35

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Mss Eur F126/38, f 35
Title:
Letter No. 14 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Covering note to the Political Department to accompany a telegram dated 22 February reporting that Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] had shot his father and imprisoned Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] before returning to Muskat [Muscat]. Also enclosed is a letter to Mr G Rozario, in charge of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 folio

110. Mss Eur F126/38, f 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/38, f 36
Title:
Letter No. 15 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Brief letter to Government, forwarding a letter from the local agent at Muskat [Muscat] regarding the small craft confiscated from the Jenebah [Janaba] tribe. The enclosed letter from Mr G Rozario, in charge of local duties, Muskat Political Agency, 6 March 1866 reports that the money made fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 folio