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1421. Mss Eur F126/46, ff 14-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/46, ff 14-15
Title:
Letter to Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat from an undisclosed author (Lewis Pelly?)
Scope & Content:
Letter in Arabic, with envelope, to Thuwaini bin Said al-Said, Sultan of Muscat. The letter is most likely from Lewis Pelly, as folio 16 contains a letter to Pelly from His Highness. The letter is most likely written sometime between 1863 and 1865 as Lewis Pelly only commenced his position as ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1863?-1865?
Extent:
2 folios

1422. Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/50, ff 29-32
Title:
Memo: by Abol Cassim Moonshee concerning the district of Guttur [Qatar]
Scope & Content:
Memorandum, in Arabic and English, written by Abol Cassim, Residency Moonshee [Munshi] detailing the recent history of Guttur [Qatar] from 1218 Hijri (c.1803). The history includes details of the principal settlements of Al Bida'a [Doha], Al Wakrah and Al Zabarah, the tribes that occupied them ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 May 1872
Extent:
4 folios

1423. Mss Eur F126/50, ff 33-38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/50, ff 33-38
Title:
'Memorandum - from Ebrahim ben Rujeb: What I know about Bahrein'
Scope & Content:
Memorandum written in Arabic by Ebrahim ben Rujeb [Ibrahim bin Rajab] and translated into English 17 February 1872 detailing what he knows of the history of Bahrein [Bahrain]. The dates in the history are given using the Hijri calendar and have been given in this description, with the Gregorian ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1872
Extent:
6 folios

1424. Mss Eur F126/55, ff 13-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 13-18
Title:
Draft of a letter from Lewis Pelly, possibly to the Political Department Bombay
Scope & Content:
Extended version of the draft letter at folios one to twelve regarding Pelly's visit to Riyath [Riyadh] to meet with the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi Amir] (Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud), with annotations and corrections. The letter refers to a sketch map of the route taken from Kowait [Kuwait] to Riyat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
6 folios

1425. Mss Eur F126/56, f 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 15
Title:
Letter from Eusef Ben Beder [Yusuf bin Bedr], Koweit [Kuwait] to Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident
Scope & Content:
Letter, in Arabic and English, informing Pelly that the bearer of the letter, Abdool Assis Ben Assass [Abdul Aziz bin Aziz], will be his guide into the interior of Nejd if Pelly is still willing to employ him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

1426. Mss Eur F126/86, f 43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/86, f 43
Title:
Letter No.38 of 1875 from Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner Acting the Baroda State to Lieutenant-Colonel L C Barton, Political Agent, Rewa Kanta [Rewa Kāntha]
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Barton that the individuals he is enquiring about are in the charge of Frank Henry Souter and requesting he arrange the matter directly with Souter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1875
Extent:
1 folio

1427. Mss Eur F126/52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/52
Title:
Report No. 73 of 1864 by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bandar Abbas to Cape Jask reconnoitering the route of the proposed telegraph line
Scope & Content:
Report by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] through Minow [Minab] to Cape Jashk [Jask] to examine what effect the shore-line of the area and the nature of the local inhabitants may have on the proposed extension of the telegraph line through the region. The report gi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1864
Extent:

1 file (10 folios)

1428. Mss Eur F126/8, ff 6-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/8, ff 6-7
Title:
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri] to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's application to the Staff Corps, which he had completed whilst on special duty in Calcutta and over which some confusion had arisen regarding the forms that had been sent to Pelly and the ones that had been submitted.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1861
Extent:
2 folios

1429. Mss Eur F126/13, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, f 6
Title:
Letter No. 1296A from William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter detailing papers which are to be sent to the Government of India in relation to proceedings concerning His Highness Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said, later Imam of Muscat] and approving the proceedings of Colonel Pelly in acting 'promptly but with caution and judgment'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1871
Extent:
1 folio

1430. Mss Eur F126/13, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, f 7
Title:
Letter No. 2901 from Charles Gonne, Acting Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter documenting a resolution of the Government at Bombay approving of Colonel Pelly's proceedings and thanking both Pelly and Captain R A Brown for 'the way in which they have vindicated the position of the British Government in the Persian Gulf'. The letter was also sent to Captain R A Brow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1868
Extent:
1 folio