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Mss Eur F126/45, ff 93-94
- Record Id:
- 041-002481844
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100016561066.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024376733.0x000027
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/45, ff 93-94
- Title:
- Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
- Scope & Content:
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Letter regarding the death of a sailor (William Walton) on the bullfinch during a gale, and their desire to bury him on shore at Bahrein which Grant intends to approach the Sheikh for permission to do and to find a suitable plot of land once he receives approval from Pelly.
The letter also discusses Ghulan Hussein, who is insisting he is not a government agent and receives no pay as such; the usual traffic of native craft in Bahrein which appears to have been suspended; and Captain Lodder's decision to cancel shore leave in order to punish his men for their actions.
The letter also contains a pencil note from Lewis Pelly dated 24 Mar 1872
- 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
040-002311332
041-002481844 - 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 F126/45 : Letters to Lewis Pelly from colleagues in the Gulf and others.
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 93-94 : Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0004]/036-002311322[0010]/040-002311332[0039]/041-002481844
- 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_100024376733.0x000027
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 21 Mar 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)