Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way
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Letter regarding Way either taking the Hugh Rose to the Muscat coast or sending her there and then returning to Bassidore and thanking him for his careful and satisfactory management of affairs there. The letter goes on to state that altougth Bassidore should not be left entirely vacant it coul...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Gerald Fitzgerald
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Letter regarding the opening up of trade in the Gulf and the increase in claims and complaints and extra work for the Resident that has been a result of this. The letter also discusses the import and export duties being imposed by the Persian Government at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh] and Bushire ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Subzabad, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way
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Letter regarding sending Hugh Rose to the Mekran Coast to assist Colonel Goldsmid with his work (surveying telegraph locations) and informing Way that he has requested a clerk from Government to assist him.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain George Thomas Robinson
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Letter regarding Pelly's notice of Captain Westbrooke's interest in the command of Dalhousie which he had intended simply as a communication of his application and that in his opinion Captain Elton of Clyde's claims to the post were superior to Captain Westbrooke's. The letter also asks when th...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Colonel Edward Charles Ross
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Letter regarding a question from Ross as to where disputes between native officials and telegraph departments should be referred, which Pelly believes should be the political officers but which he has referred to the Government and Secretary of State for a response. The letter also discusses th...
Letter regarding Hojel's recent language and actions towards Captain Way and the household servants, which Pelly believes was inappropriate and recommending he recall the letter and arrange the matter in order that attention is not drawn to his behaviour by Government or the Persian authorities.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Messrs Remington and Company
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Letter regarding the settlement of 4000 rupees; discussing the criminal proceedings being brought against the Commercial Bank and his never having received any interest from the bank.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Narayn Wussadeojee
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Letter asking Narayn to visit Messrs Remington and settle the remaining 2-3000 rupees required to purchase the shares in the new bank of Bombay prior to the 1st March and asking him to visit the bank to ensure no mistakes have been made. The letter goes on to total the amount that Pelly is in ...
Brief note informing him of the remittence of 1500 rupees to Messrs Remington and requesting further information on the 1700 rupees still in his account in the old Bank of Bombay.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington
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Letter informing them that Narayn Wussadeojee will pay the calls referred to in their previous letter and that his balance in their hands of 8207-2-6 rupees, his balance in the old bank of 1650 rupees, and his £500 stock in the Baroda rail should all be put towards the purchase of new shares.