Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Hyman Louis
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Letter regarding Pelly's desire to transfer his shares from the Agra bank to the Bombay bank and asking Louis to check on the securities on his behalf and to collect the power of attorney letter from the Agra bank and send it to him torn in half.
Letter enclosing a bill for a pump which was purchased by Pelly for the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Ameer [Amir] and arranging for its payment by the Foreign Office. The letter also discusses the growing importance of Russia's movements in Central Asia.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
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Letter regarding Pelly's disdain at the British Government's apparent policy of protecting peoples of other religions and races at the expense of their own subjects, who in the Guld are being left unprotected and molested so that African races on the East coast can instead be protected. The let...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter making arrangements for four horses to be shipped to Calcutta on the British India Steam Navigation Company vessel Penang. The letter also provides details of each horse and informs the recipient of the letter that a member of Pelly's residency staff will accompany the horses.
Letter enclosing Pelly's letter to Seymour John Blane for Clerk and Percivals perusal and requesting they forward it on to Blane once read. The letter also refers to Pelly's recent work in Muskat and the completion of his Muskat Wahabee [Wahhabi] mission and his hopes of being able to rest en-r...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere
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Letter informing Sir Bartle on recent events and news in the Gulf including Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s intentions of advancing on Muskat by land and the Sultan of Muskat [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s desire that Pelly visit him. The letter also reports on Pelly's high opinion of the quality an...
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.