Letter No. 3539 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to the Political Resident Persian Gulf and the Accountant General, Bombay
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Letter enclosing translations of two letters from Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] outlining his intentions to attack Muskat [Muscat] again and requesting financial aid as well as informing the British Government of requests from other tribes to be allowed to assist him by sea. Pelly goes on to req...
Letter No. 19 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding His Excellency the Governor-Generals censorship of Pelly for his actions in the Muskat [Muscat]-Wahabee [Wahhabi] affair and Pelly's defence of his orders and actions based on his correspondence with Government, the orders received and his knowledge of the local rulers and tribe...
Handwritten appendices detailing annual imports and exports, each appendix is labelled A-F
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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 ...
Memo from Pelly on the purchase of a Shule for use in the Persian Gulf
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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.
Handwritten list by Lewis Pelly of letters sent by steamer
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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...
Correspondence from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letters from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly discussing affairs in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, Kelat [Kalāt], Afghanistan, India, Europe and Britain. Discussion on affairs in Muscat covers the period 1866 to 1872 and includes Syud Salem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s attempts to consolidate...
Letter from J S Townsend, The Manchester Guardian, 9 Northumberland Street, Strand, London to Sir Lewis Pelly, CSI, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter thanking Pelly for a list of his public services he had sent in, and amending the time at which they are to meet the following day.
Letter from Ram Sing [Sawai Ram Singh II, Maharajah of Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General of Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter expressing his regret that he was unable to see Pelly during a recent visit to Bombay and wishing him a safe return to England. The letter also dicusses the resolution of the commission in Baroda and the climate in Bombay.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
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Letter enclosing a copy of Pelly's resume of public service along with printed letters which cover his career up to 1872 (none are any longer enclosed). The letter also details that the operations in Behrein [Bahrain] for which Pelly was recommended for the KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order ...