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Mss Eur F126/44, ff 154-155
- Record Id:
- 041-002432033
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000015449.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024189687.0x000036
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/44, ff 154-155
- Title:
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Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
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Letter regarding his awaiting Pelly's arrival, and the assumption that the strong shemaul [wind] has detained him.
The letter goes on to report on Mohurrum [Muharram] which had recently been celebrated in Bushire and that although the artillery walking the streets with drawn swords and bleeding heads, which had been recreated through small cuts with a razor, no accidents or incidents of any kind had been reported.
The letter concludes by reporting that Mehdy Khan [Mehdi Khan] and Syed Abdool Azeez [Sayyid Abdu'l-Aziz bin Said al-Said] are still in Bushire.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311322
040-002311331
041-002432033 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/36-47 : Correspondence and Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's role as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/44 : Correspondence from James Charles Edwards, Uncovenanted Assistant in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 154-155 : Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Colonel Lewis Pelly - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0004]/036-002311322[0009]/040-002311331[0054]/041-002432033
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003b7
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 13 Apr 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)