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1. Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6
Title:: Journal, Private, 1865, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:: Private journal kept by Lewis Pelly during his stay in Khoweit [Kuwait] where he was making preparations for a visit to Reeas [Riyadh]. The journal documents Pelly's discussions with Shaikh bin Sabbah [Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah] and Eusef bin Bedr regarding his forthcoming journey to Reeas, includ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 14 Jan 1865-7 Feb 1865
Extent:: 6 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/65, ff 7-44
Title:: Notes relating to Lewis Pelly's Visit to Riyadh
Scope & Content:: Notes relating to a range of subjects recorded during and after Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh to meet with Ameer Feysul [Amir Faisal ibn Turki al-Sa'ud] of the Nejd [Najd]. Topics covered in the notes include: Notes on observations made by William Gifford Palgrave on the Nedjed region and his sour...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1865
Extent:: 38 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/65
Title:: Miscellaneous Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's Service in the Persian Gulf and India
Scope & Content:: The file contains a private journal kept by Lewis Pelly from January to February 1865; notes taken by him during his journey to Riyadh January to March 1865; sketches, correspondence, financial accounts and other papers. Included within the file are: Extract showing a record of posting from the Bush...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English, Persian, and Urdu
Date Range:: c 1865-c 1873
Extent:: 1 file, 2 items (66 folios)