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Mss Eur F126/43, ff 53-54
- Record Id:
- 041-002559182
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022530834.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024195009.0x000049
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/43, ff 53-54
- Title:
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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere
- Scope & Content:
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Letter giving full details of the fire on board Berenice on the morning of 31 October 1866 including the location in the Gulf it occured, the limited equipment on board for tackling such a fire, how the fire spread throughout the ship and how long it took for Berenice to sink.
The letter then proceeds by recounting their evacuation of the vessel, their landing on Shaikh Shaib Island and their journey from there to Bassidore, where they arrived a week later.
The letter goes on to report on the arrival of May Frere, that the gun-boats in the Gulf are all in order and that Captain Alfred Cotton-Way has arrived safely and is going to Bushire to familiarise himself with the records relating to the South of the Gulf before taking up his permanent position there.
There letter concludes by congratulating Sir Bartle on his appointment to the Council and requesting a steamer that is able to sail and has airy rooms so that it can save on coal and be used during the hot season.
- 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
040-002311330
041-002559182 - 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 F126/43 : Letter book of copy letters from Pelly to colleagues in Bombay and the Gulf.
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 53-54 : Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0004]/036-002311322[0008]/040-002311330[0073]/041-002559182
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003b6
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1866
- End Date:
- 1866
- Date Range:
- 16 Nov 1866
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)