Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter discussing Mrs Warner's arrival and her ongoing arrangements for her stay in Bushire; arrangements for a gold watch for the Amir [Amir Faisal] to be sent to Kateef [Qatif]; a request to Colonel Disbrowe to return some Residency records and tents; his thoughts on the situation at Bassidore...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 18 January 1866, regarding a visit paid by Edwards to the Melik [Malik al-Tujjar] and Hajee Mahomed Tuckee [Haji Muhammad Taqi] and the Melik's role as a referee for mercantile disputes between British Subjects and Persian merchants. The letter goes on to describe a visit paid by...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding preparing Pelly's rooms for his return; Syed Turki [Turki bin Said] residing in the visitors quarters and a miscarriage in a remittance draft which Edwards believes to have been caused by the Postmaster, who has since departed Bushire. A postscript to the letter summarises a r...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 12 July 1866 - noon, regarding the exceedingly warm weather being experienced in Bushire; confidential reports that the war in Germany [Austro-Prussian War] has ended and that an armistace between Austria and Prussia has been agreed to with the French emperor as abritrator and that...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding news from Muskat [Muscat] of a fight between the Ghafirce [Beni Ghafir] and Herawee [Harasis] tribes and concerns from the inhabitants of Muskat who had requested to leave, and whom Hajee Ahmed had prevented, stating that Syed Salim [Salim II bin Thuwaini], who was reportedly st...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Mirza Mehdy Khan's [Mirza Mehdi Khan] arrival at Bushire and the Nusseer ool Moolk [Nasir ul-Mulk] taking the opportunity of his arrival to press the Foreign Agent for responses to letters. The letter proceeds with news from Bahrein [Bahrain] from 16 January regarding the Waha...
Letter regarding a letter from Mr Elton reporting on the Wahabee [Wahabi] Ameer [Amir] remaining at Lahsah [Hasa] and reports from Sheikh Esou [Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al-Khalifah] that Nassir ben Mobarek [Nasir bin Mubarak] and his bedouins are also there and that several eye witnesses have reported...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a copy of Hyder Khan's letter to the Bahrein [Bahrain] Chief which Pelly has requested be sent to the Bombay Government, and informing him that the original has been sent to Muskat [Muscat] with a copy retained at the Residency.
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a lack of letters from Bassidore and Shargah [Sharjah] and Edwards lack of knowledge as to who was left in charge at Bassidore and what instructions they may have been given with regard to the arrival of letters. The letter goes on to discuss the Governor of Bushire who is rep...
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's reception from the Viceroy and Council and the news that his suggestions regarding the Gulf had received their support and regarding his return to Bushire which Edwards presumes has been delayed owing to the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh in Bombay. The letter gives ...