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1. Mss Eur F126/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3
Title:
Correspondence from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letters from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly discussing affairs in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, Kelat [Kalāt], Afghanistan, India, Europe and Britain. Discussion on affairs in Muscat covers the period 1866 to 1872 and includes Syud Salem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s attempts to consolidate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1865-08 May 1876
Extent:

1 file, 38 items (118 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 71-74

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Mss Eur F126/3, ff 71-74
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding affairs in Muscat including Merewether's opinions on the problems caused by Sir John Lawrence not having adopted clearer policies with regard to supporting Torkee [Turki bin Said] and Muscat; and news of Azan bin Ghes [Azzan bin Qais] having been defeated in battle. The letter ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1870
Extent:
4 folios

3. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 91-92

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 91-92
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the appointments of Captain Miles, formerly in Aden, to the post at Gwadur [Gwadar] and Captain Charles Grant, formerly on the Arab coast, as Second Assistant at Bushire, but with instructions to stop at Gwadur and take charge there until Captain Miles arrives. The letter also...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1871
Extent:
2 folios

4. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 93-94

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Mss Eur F126/3, ff 93-94
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding affairs within Wahhabi territory including Turkish involvement and there need of a conclusion to the situation, the sickness that has affected their force, and rumours that Abdoolla [Abdulla ibn Faisal ibn Turki al Sa'ud] has been killed. The letter goes on to discuss the annou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1871
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 115-116

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 115-116
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly coming to Kurrachee [Karachi] at the end of the month, and Merewether's fears that he will be too late to go to Simlah [Simla] as the Viceroy is rumoured to be departing there for the Punjab on the 13 October, before coming on to Kurrachee in early November and then to Bom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1872
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/3, f 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, f 2
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief letter regarding a chance encounter with Pelly. The letter is dated 30 May, but no year is given, nor is there any information on where Merewether and Pelly are at the time.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 folio

7. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 5-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 5-6
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter introducing Colonel Charles Herbert, who has been sent to Baghdad (as Officiating Political Agent, Turkish Arabia). Merewether believes the appointment to be a reward for Herbert's defence of Attock in 1848. The letter is dated 16 August, however as Colonel Herbert's appointment in Bagh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1868
Extent:
2 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 7-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 7-8
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Aden to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the situation between Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi], including Merewether's thoughts on the ruling family of the Wahabees and their relationships with the Beni-Boo-Ali [Bani Bu Ali] tribe. The letter also discusses the anticipated arrival of Sir Robert Napier; difficulties ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov [1865]
Extent:
2 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 9-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 9-11
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, [Borleajee?] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Syed Salim's [Said Salim II bin Thuwaini] exertions in Muscat, the Omanites selecting a new Sultan, the appearance of Torkee [Said Turki bin Said] as their favourite candidate, and the possibility of an opportunity to separate Zanzibar from Muscat and create a new treaty with Ab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867?
Extent:
3 folios

10. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 12-13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 12-13
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Aden to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding matters in Muscat including slave dealing in Soor [Sur] and the routes taken to ring slaves from the African Coast as well as Merewether's suggestions on how this trade could be stopped. The letter also reports that there has been no news from Hormuzd Rassam, but that Merewethe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1865
Extent:
2 folios

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