Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Henry McGill
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Letter regarding the death of Mahomed Bauka Khan; McGill's recent work with the consulate in Muskat and Pelly's hopes that an attack by Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] on Muskat can be avoided and a more amicable settlement reached.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross
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Letter regarding the Sultan of Muskat's [Muscat] assistance with regards to Gwadur [Gwadar] and Pelly's intentions of travelling along the coastline in the spring with the gun-boats and to leave one at Gwadur.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to William Augustus Kerr
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Letter regarding Persian cattle and sheep and comparing them with Indian animals as well as discussing the cost of exporting them and giving general observations on the Persian markets.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Henry Green
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Letter congratulating Sir Henry on his recent honour and discussing the difficulties in acquiring a good arab horse for him and that his most recent ones have been given to Sir John Lawrence and the Rajah of Pulhattah? The letter concludes by discussing the possibility of meeting up in England...
Letter regarding the arrival of Leach's friend, Mr Brooke; Leach's return to England and the farwell in Bombay to Sir Bartle Frere. The letter also includes advice on driving in England.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain George Andrew Atkinson
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Brief letter informing Atkinson that an official letter should be awaiting him at Muskat with details of what matters will require his attention first and expressing his hopes that Atkinson will have no difficulties in Muskat now that affairs are settled there.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Letter regarding a friend of Ellis' who recently passed through Bushire and discussing the Viceroy's recommendation that a second assistant to Pelly is required and asking what Ellis thinks of Lieutenant Phillips.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere, London
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Letter Captain Oliver St. John, who is employed with the Persian Telegraph Department, his work mapping southern Persia and his ability to provide information about that part of the world.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Oliver St. John
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Letter regarding Mr Clark who arrived in Bushire and then went on to Bagdad to meet Major Smith and Pelly's understanding that they would then return to Bushire before travelling on to Tehran. The letter also discusses the Persian Foreign Office Moonshee [Munshi] who Pelly wishes to see made an...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis
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Brief letter regarding a recommendation from Sir Bartle Frere that Pelly should become acquainted with Mr William Fitzgerald (the new Governor of Bombay) and asking that Ellis submit on Pelly's behalf a request to meet with him should an opportunity present itself.