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Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25
- Record Id:
- 041-002737985
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022566203.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023517966.0x000008
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25
- Title:
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Esgair Machynlleth, North Wales to Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
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Letter describing the scenery of his accomodation in Wales and giving news of his family.
The letter goes on to discuss conversations Merewether had whilst in London with Lord de Gray and Lord Clarendon about the need for vessels of war in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
Also mentioned in the letter is Merewether's admiration of the way in which Pelly has handled affairs with the Wahabees [Wahhabis]; rumours that the French are looking to acquire an island at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and that they are prepared to pay for it; and his thoughts on Berenice (the Residency steamer).
The letter goes on to discuss the old port of the Ptolomys [Ptolemies] on the Red Sea and its potential for linking up with the Railway; the steam, sailing and travel times from Alexandria to Paris via Brinidisi, Turin and St Michele and the advantages of this being a shorter route than via Marseille; observations on the slowness of the Italian Railways and the political situation in Italy in regards to Venetia and the Austro-Prussian war.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311284
040-002311287
041-002737985 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1-11 : Personal and official correspondence and papers to and from Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/3 : Correspondence from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25 : Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Esgair Machynlleth, North Wales to Lewis Pelly - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0001]/036-002311284[0003]/040-002311287[0008]/041-002737985
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 6 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037b
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1866
- End Date:
- 1866
- Date Range:
- 29 Jun 1866
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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