Letter from Adolphe Cottier, SS Kurrachee, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter offering Pelly the assistance of the SS Kurrachee, following the loss of the Berenice and in particular offering provisions, clothing and passage through the Gulf.
Letter from Hajee [Haji] Ahmed, Bushire to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding his thirty-four years of service to the British Government and his petition for a pension as he is no longer able to carry out his duties.
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Gunboat Clyde, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding rumours of war on the Wahabee [Wahhabi] coast, news from the Sheikh of Bahrein [Bahrain] on the matter and the situation with the various gunboats and steamers.
Letter from Edwin Dawes, Berenice, Bombay Harbour, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding possible dates for the departure of Pelly's boat and recommending delaying the departure by a few days in order to allow the paint to dry.
Letter from Robert Marcham, Shiraz, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding the hospitality shown to Marcham by the Nawab in Shiraz; Marcham's journey from Shiraz to Bushire invluding a recently discovered cave of Crystals and Salt Stalactitites near Kemavrez and his onward travels to Isfahan.
Letter from Charles Herbert, Baghdad, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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Letter regarding affairs in Muscat; Pelly's disappointment at not being able to go to England and Herbert's thoughts on the new Governor-General in Baghdad and his suitability for the role.