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Mss Eur F126/55
- Record Id:
- 040-002311344
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023211672.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/55
- Title:
- Official correspondence between Lewis Pelly and the Political Department, Bombay concerning Pelly's visit to Riyadh.
- Scope & Content:
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Official correspondence between Lewis Pelly and the Secretary to Government in the Political Department Bombay, some of which is in draft form regarding reports by Lewis Pelly on his trip to Riyadh, and his opinions on the ongoing dispute between the Sultans of Muscat and the Wahhabi.
The correspondence from Lewis Pelly gives accounts of the journey to Riyadh; the challenges of collecting specimens and readings owing to the constant supervision of their travelling companions; and his opinions on both the differences between the Sultans of Muscat and the Wahhabi and the ongoing dispute between the two peoples.
The correspondence from the Government of Bombay comprises requests for information, both on the Muscat-Wahhabi dispute, and also forwarding requests from the Government of India for a full account of Pelly's time in Riyadh which had been requested from him but had not been received.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311343
040-002311344 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/55-64 : Correspondence, Journals and Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
Mss Eur F126/55 : Official correspondence between Lewis Pelly and the Political Department, Bombay concerning Pelly's visit to Riyadh. - Contains:
- Mss Eur F126/55, ff 1-12 : Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, most likely to the Political Department Bombay
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 13-18 : Draft of a letter from Lewis Pelly, possibly to the Political Department Bombay
Mss Eur F126/55, f 19 : Letter No.3933 of 1864 from Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly,…
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 20-21 : Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait], to…
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 22-23 : Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait], to…
Mss Eur F126/55, f 24 : Letter from Charles Gonne Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay, Political Department to The Political Resident in the…
Mss Eur F126/55, ff 25-26 : Letter No. 148 from William Muir, The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William to…
Mss Eur F126/55, f 27 : Memorandum No. 637 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political…
Mss Eur F126/55, f 28 : Memorandum from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident,…
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F126/55 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0006]/036-002311343[0001]/040-002311344
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file, 9 items (28 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c2
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1864
- End Date:
- 1866
- Date Range:
- Dec 1864-Mar 1866
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The contents of the file have been foliated in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle. Some of the folios contain a previous foliation sequence, identical to the one in use except that the circled numbers have been crossed through.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)