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1501. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 113v-115

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Mss Eur F126/38, ff 113v-115
Title:
Letter No. 52 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Muskat [Muscat] dispute and the involvement of the Shaikh of Bahrain in wishing to aid Muskat in protecting the sea ports on the Arab coast from the Wahabees. The letter goes on to inform Government that the Sultan of Muskat is sending ships to blockade W...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1865
Extent:

3 folios

1502. Mss Eur F126/38, ff 132-133

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Mss Eur F126/38, ff 132-133
Title:
Letter No. 95 of 1867 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, in Shiraz to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a telegram received by Pelly from the acting agent at Muskat [Muscat] regarding the anticipated arrival of Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] with a large force and the Sultan's request for two man of wars. The letter requests Government's advice on what to do should Torkee succeed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1867
Extent:

2 folios

1503. Mss Eur F126/50, ff 1-12

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Mss Eur F126/50, ff 1-12
Title:
'Hajee Ahmed, Residency Arabic Moonshee's, Statement of Trade carried on at Koweit, Busreh, Mahomereh, Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein, Bunder-Abbass and Lingeh. The goods exported and imported and the duties levied on them.'
Scope & Content:
Detailed statements by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], in Arabic and English, of trade carried out in the towns of Koweit [Kuwait], Busreh [Basra], Mahomereh [Khorramshahr], Felahieh, Bushire, Bahrein [Bahrain], Bunder-Abbass [Bandar Abbas] and Lingeh [Lengeh]; the goods exported and imported; and the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
12 folios

1504. Mss Eur F126/22, f 143

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Mss Eur F126/22, f 143
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre
Scope & Content:
Demi-official letter regarding the Colonel's response, dated 1 September 1870, to Merewether's letter of 28 August and again expressing his despair at the Colonel's inability to view his position 'in the proper light'. The letter goes on to remind Colonel Phayre that as his superior all communi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1870
Extent:
1 folio

1505. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 160-161

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Mss Eur F126/44, ff 160-161
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly having decided to take a period of rest in Calcutta; the sale of Pelly's garden and a further plot of ground in Bushire to Mrs McKertich; a full statement of the sale of Pelly's property in Bushire; the ongoing work to translate the scenes of Pelly's play; news of Mr Lucas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1874
Extent:
2 folios

1506. Mss Eur F126/8, f 2

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Mss Eur F126/8, f 2
Title:
Extract from Sir James Outram's letter to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Extract from a letter written by Sir James Outram supporting a commendation for Lewis Pelly for his work in Persia as Political Secretary to the Persian Field Force.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 folio

1507. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 32-35

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Mss Eur F126/10, ff 32-35
Title:
Letter from Lord Elcho, 23 St James's Place, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he will call on him the day after tomorrow and referring to a letter from Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Elcho's reply to which is enclosed: Letter acknowledging receipt of copies of letters which Sir Colin has sent to The Times and regarding the language the Duke has used ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1879
Extent:
4 folios

1508. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 1-4

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Mss Eur F126/11, ff 1-4
Title:
List of scenes from the play the tragedy of Imaum Houssein
Scope & Content:
The scenes on the list are numbered one to fifty-four in the order in which they are supposed to be rehearsed. Some of the numbered scenes have pencil ticks against them, some of which match up to those scenes which feature in the published work. The reverse of the list includes a separate list...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
4 folios

1509. Mss Eur F126/13, f 22

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Mss Eur F126/13, f 22
Title:
Excerpts of despatch No.31 from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India
Scope & Content:
The excerpts are from Paragraphs six and seven of the despatch and credit Colonel Pelly with the settling of differences between the Sultan of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahabis] and approving Pelly's recommendations should any future disagreements arise between them.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 folio

1510. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 11-12

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 11-12
Title:
Notes by Lewis Pelly on Mr M Khamkoff's mission in Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Draft notes written by Lewis Pelly on the effects of the visit of Russian Officers to Herat, including the financial donations made, and the mission of M Khamkoff, a Russian whose route Pelly followed for a time. Mr Khamkoff's mission is discussed in detail in the notes, along with Pelly's own ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
2 folios