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12. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 28-29
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/5, ff 28-29
- Title:
- Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, India Office to Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
- Letter, written on thick black edged mourning paper, regarding his brother Captain George William Burne who is a candidate for a vacancy as an elder brother in the Trinity House, and asking whether Richard William Pelly, who is already an elder brother there, is a relative of his and if so wheth...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Oct 1878
- Extent:
- 2 folios
13. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 31-32
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/5, ff 31-32
- Title:
- Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Albury, Surrey to Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
- Letter, written on thick black edged mourning paper, in response to the letter of 8 October (folios 28-29v) confirming that his brother (George William Burne) would call on Pelly's cousin (Richard William Pelly). The letter goes on to discuss a matter regarding Pelly's luggage and refers to an...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 18 Oct 1878
- Extent:
- 2 folios
14. Mss Eur F126/50
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/50
- Title:
- Reports by Haji Ahmed, the Residency munshi and others on trade, travel and history of the Gulf Region
- Scope & Content:
- The file contains two reports in Arabic and English by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], the Residency Arabic Moonshee [Munshi] on trade in the Gulf Region and a journey he undertook from Bushire to Felahieh via Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahomerah [Khorramshahr]. Also contained in the file a...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- Arabic and English
- Date Range:
- 1863-1872
- Extent:
-
1 file, 4 items (38 folios)
15. Mss Eur F126/50, ff 1-12
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
16. Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/50, ff 13-28
- Title:
- Hajee Ahmed Residency Arabic Moonshee's Journal during his travels from Bushire to Busreh, Koweit, Mahomereh, Felahieh and back
- Scope & Content:
- Journal, in Arabic and English, recording Hajee Ahmed's [Haji Ahmed] travels from Bushire to Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait], Mahomereh [Khorramshahr], Felahieh and back. The journal contains daily entries from 24 February 1863 to 21 March 1863 (also given as Hijri dates 6 Ramazan 1279 to 1 Sher...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- Arabic and English
- Date Range:
- 24 Feb 1863-21 Mar 1863
- Extent:
- 16 folios
17. 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
18. 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
19. Mss Eur F126/51
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/51
- Title:
- Articles of Agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and representatives of the British Government on the proposed extension of the telegraph line from Persia
- Scope & Content:
- Seven articles, written in English and Arabic, laying out the terms and conditions of the agreement between the British Government and the state of Muskat [Muscat] regarding the laying of 'one or more telegraph lines within the territories appertaining to the state of Muskat'. The agreement was...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- Arabic and English
- Date Range:
- 17 Nov 1864
- Extent:
-
1 file (2 folios)
20. 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)
