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Mss Eur F126/56, ff 11-12
- Record Id:
- 041-002737414
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022564389.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023472648.0x000007
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/56, ff 11-12
- Title:
- Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait] to Hajee [Haji] Ahmed, Residency Arabic Mirza
- Scope & Content:
-
Letter requesting that Ahmed accompany Captain Warner on the Residency Steamer to Bahrein [Bahrain], and on arrival communicate with the Sheikh [Muhammad bin Khalifah Al-Khalifah], including handing him an enclosed letter in Arabic.
The letter goes on to instruct that Ahmed use his stay in Bahrein to gather information, with names of places, rivers etc, on the adjacent mainland to Bahrain and the province of Nejd [Najd] and to write a report on his findings, as well as collecting information on Pearl Fishing in the area.
The second half of the letter (on the recto of folio eleven) has been crossed through and a pencil letter, possibly intended as a replacement for the crossed through section, has been given on the verso of folio eleven:
Pencil letter regarding Pelly's expected date of arrival from the interior of Nejd and making arrangements to travel to Bahrein, including requesting either horses, donkeys or ponies from Shaikh Ali bin Khalifah Al-Khalifah and instructing him to inform the villagers of his intended visit.
On the verso of folio twelve is a letter in Arabic, which is most likely the enclosed letter for Shaikh Muhammad bin Khalifah Al'Khalifah, referred to in Pelly's letter. On the recto of folio eleven is an Arabic ink stamp seal.
- 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
040-002311345
041-002737414 - 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 F126/56 : Correspondence concerning arrangements regarding Lewis Pelly's visit to Riyadh
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 11-12 : Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, at Koweit [Kuwait] to Hajee… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0006]/036-002311343[0002]/040-002311345[0010]/041-002737414
- 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_100000001524.0x0003c3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- 17 Feb 1865
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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