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11. Mss Eur F126/64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/64
Title:
Papers relating to Pelly's expedition to Riyadh, including a draft of a talk given by him to the Royal Geographical Society
Scope & Content:
The papers relate primarily to the Royal Geographical Society who published Pelly's account of his journey to Riyadh and invited him to submit a talk to be read on his behalf at a Society event. There is also correspondence relating to the botanical specimens collected during the expedition an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1864-1866
Extent:

1 file, 7 items (12 folios)

12. Mss Eur F126/59, f 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, f 71
Title:
Note on Koweit [Kuwait]
Scope & Content:
Brief note about Koweit [Kuwait]'s main inland trade being with the Bedouins of Nejd [Najd] and that the trade consists of wood, weapons, coffee, rice, bamboo and piece goods as well as giving details on where these goods are brought from. Below the main note is a line about the climate in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 folio

13. Mss Eur F126/59, f 71v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, f 71v
Title:
Memorandum on Bedouin diets
Scope & Content:
Memorandum regarding the diet of Bedouins in the interior of Nejd [Najd] and contrasting it with that of those in coastal areas. The memorandum focuses primarily on camel's milk, including the Bedouins' dependence on it during spring and its nourishing properties for both horses and goats. Th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 folio

14. Mss Eur F126/59, f 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, f 72
Title:
Note about the Mundwee of Cutch and Occa
Scope & Content:
Note about the Mundwee [Mandvi] of Cutch [Kutch] and Occa including their names being derived from Medina and Mecca, and how this is believed to relate to the Prophet's tribe Kereish [Qureish]. The memorandum goes on to discuss the family of the founder of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] sect, Abd al-Wah...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 folio

15. Mss Eur F126/56, f 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 3
Title:
Letter from Edwin Dawes, HM Steamer Berenice, Bombay Marine to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter asking if Pelly might consider permitting him to join the expedition and offering his drawing and sketching abilities as a service for it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1865
Extent:
1 folio

16. Mss Eur F126/56, f 4 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 4 2
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to Captain Henry W Warner
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Captain Warner of Edwin Dawes's request to join his expedition to Riyar [Riyadh] and asking if Dawes can be spared.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1865
Extent:
1 folio

17. Mss Eur F126/56, f 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 5
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to William Pears Johnstone
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Johnstone that although he cannot officially invite him to join the expedition to Riyath [Riyadh], he could come to Koweit [Kuwait] and then join them. The letter also advises Johnstone that Pelly is at that time unaware what his travel arrangements to Riyath will be, whether h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

18. Mss Eur F126/59, ff 2-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, ff 2-41
Title:
Handwritten report regarding the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse
Scope & Content:
Handwritten report, in Lewis Pelly's handwriting about the history of the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse from the point where it commences at the uniting of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers through to where it flows into the Persian Gulf. The reports goes on to describe the agriculture...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
40 folios

19. Mss Eur F126/59, ff 69-70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, ff 69-70
Title:
Memorandum about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud]
Scope & Content:
Memorandum, written by Lewis Pelly, about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud] who was the first ruler to conquer all of the Nejd [Najd] territory, as well as the provinces of Al Ahsa [Al Hasa], Khatif [Al Qatif] and part of the Omman [Oman] Coast. The memorandum also discusses his successo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
2 folios

20. Mss Eur F126/64, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/64, f 1
Title:
Newspaper article on 'Wahabeeism'
Scope & Content:
Article printed in a Bombay newspaper, and originally taken from the Bengal Hurkaru, 30 December 1865 regarding the dangers of Wahabeeism [Wahhabism] and concerns over the British Government's attitude towards the potential threat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 folio