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691. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 3-4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 3-4
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Mr Hayward who is seeking a promotion; Jemant ood Deen, an Indian baker who is currently unemployed and who Edwards feels would make an excellent Butler for Pelly; and the benefits in having peons [orderlies] from Bombay rather than using Persian servants. A postscript to the l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1863
Extent:
2 folios

692. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 9-10
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding tending to Pelly's plants and arranging for cuttings to be given to various people in Bushire; matters of protecol and the use of escorts when leaving the Residency; explaining the situation with the Berenice following the resignation of Captain Low, allegations made by Mr Malco...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1866
Extent:
2 folios

693. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 15-16
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Hugh Lindsay's arrival at Bushire; a medal for Ameer Khan and the lack of prize money to accompany the medals; payments from the Bushire accounts; and a list of gifts sent to Koweit [Kuwait].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1863
Extent:
2 folios

694. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 17-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 17-18
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter regarding Pelly returning to England on leave and Edwards being temporarily in charge until the Government of India appoint someone to officially to take over during Pelly's absence and the likelihood this will be Doctor Wiliam Henry Colvill or Colonel Herbert Disbrowe. The le...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1863
Extent:
2 folios

695. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 21-22
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter regarding delays in receiving letters owing to a Mail Steamer breaking down; Edwards remaining in charge of the Residency as no-one has been sent to take over; and caring for Pelly's horses including their current value and an illness to one of them. The main body of the letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1863
Extent:
2 folios

696. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 42-43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 42-43
Title:
Letter from William Henry Colvill to James Charles Edwards
Scope & Content:
Brief letter informing Edwards that Havildar Ali Khan is suffering from fever and that it is not advisable for him to travel on the mail steamer.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1865
Extent:
2 folios

697. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 66-67

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 66-67
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the well being of Pelly's horses, news of the death of a relative of the Malcolm family, the continuing spread of fever, records relating to Muskat [Muscat] and whether they should be with the Residency or the Political Agent there, and the departure of Amberwitch to Muskat with...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1865
Extent:
2 folios

698. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 68-71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 68-71
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 10 December 1865, regarding a gold watch for Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal] which is to be sent via the Governor of Kateef [Qatif] and a letter written to the Ameer [Amir] regarding his deputy, Abdul Azeez [Abdul Aziz]'s proceedings at Soor [Sur]. The letter goes on to discuss the remo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1865-13 Dec 1865
Extent:
4 folios

699. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 72-73

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 72-73
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the arrival of Mrs Warner at Bushire, the care that Captain George Andrew Atkinson and Mr William Pears Johnston had taken care of her and made arrangements for her stay with Dr William Henry Colvill.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1865
Extent:
2 folios

700. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 74-75

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 74-75
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's landing either that evening or the following day and reporting that the mail steamer still has lots of cargo to board and land so will not be departing til the following evening. Edwards goes on to report on damage suffered to the Residency by a storm the previous night ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1865
Extent:
2 folios