1. IOR/R/15/1/35, ff 4-8
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/35, ff 4-8
- Title:
- Letter no.18 to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- The letter relates to the death of the Shaikh of Bahrain, and the intentions of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id] to help the late Shaikh's sons take power, and his plans to seize the Bahrain islands for himself. Newnham's letter is a covering letter, enclosing copies, in English (f...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- Arabic and English
- Date Range:
- 19 Feb 1825
- Extent:
- 5 folios
