Letter book of official letters from Lewis Pelly chiefly to the Political Department, Bombay

Content

The correspondence contained in the letter book relates primarily to affairs in Muscat from 1866 to 1868 during which time the Sultan of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said died, allegedly killed by his son Salim II bin Thuwaini who subsequently seized power in Muscat before being overthrown in 1868 by his uncle Turki bin Said.

Also covered in the correspondence are affairs relating to piracy in Bahrain 1867 to 1868 and the maritime peace treaties signed with various rulers in settling matters, including the treaty signed with Mohammed bin Thani, Chief of the Qatar tribes.

Extent and format

1 volume, 83 items (186 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter No. 50 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 5-6

Letter No. 55 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 6v-12

Letter No. 1 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majesty's Steamer Berenice , off Sohar [Suhar] to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 12v

Letter No. 3 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 13-23

Letter No. 4 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 23

Letter No. 5 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 23v-24

Letter No. 7 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majestys Steamer Berenice , off Soor [Sur] to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 24v-28

Letter No. 9 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majestys Steamer Berenice , off Soor to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 28-33

Letter No. 12 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 34

Letter No. 14 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 35

Letter No. 15 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 36

Letter No. 16 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on board Her Majestys Steamer Berenice to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 37

Letter No. 17 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 38-45

Letter No. 19 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 46-50

Letter No. 21 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 50v-51

Letter No. 23 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 52

Letter No. 24 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 53

Letter No. 27 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 54

Letter No. 31 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 54v

Letter No. 32 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 55

Letter No. 928 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 56-60

Letter No. 66 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 61

Letter No. 3102 of 1865 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 61v-62

Letter No. 3119 of 1865 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 62v

Letter No. 573 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 63-65

Letter No. 33 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the Secretary of the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Forth William

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 65v-67

Letter No. 575 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 67v

Letter No. 823 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 68

Letter No. 822 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 68v

Letter No. 821 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 69

Letter No. 821 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 70-72

Letter No. 949 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 72v-73

Letter No. 954 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 73

Letter No. 841 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 73v-74

Letter No. 2891 of 1865 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 75-76

Letter No. 1011 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 76v-77

Letter No. 34 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 77v-79

Letter No. 35 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 79

Letter No. 42 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 79v-81

Letter No. 44 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 82

Letter No. 45 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 83

Letter No. 48 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 83v-84

Letter No. 50 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 85-86

Letter No. 105 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Mr Gaspar Rozario

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 87

Letter No. 1232 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 88-90

Letter No. 96 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 91-92

Letter No. 43 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 93v-95

Letter No. 55 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 96-97

Letter No. 1622 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to the Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 98

Letter No. 496 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla to the Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 98v-99

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Her Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 99v-100

Letter No. 2355 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 100v

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Poonah [Pune] to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 101

Letter No. 2329 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 101v

Letter No. 36 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 102-105

Letter No. 83 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 105v-106

Letter No. 96 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 106-107

Letter No. 2010 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 107v

Letter No. 602 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay.

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 108-109

Letter No. 98 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay.

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 109v

Letter No. 3093 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 110

Letter No. 106 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 110v

Letter No. 131 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 111

Letter No. 3539 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to the Political Resident Persian Gulf and the Accountant General, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 112 1

Letter No. 132 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf , Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 112 2

Letter No. 1 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf , Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 112v-113

Letter No. 52 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 113v-115

Letter No. 40 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 116

Letter No. 90 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 116v

Letter No. 3098 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 117

Letter No. 105 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 118

Letter No. 3573 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 119

Letter No. 127 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 119-120

Letter No. 7 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 121

Letter No. 27 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 121v

Letter No. 28 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 122

Letter No. 16 of 1867 from Lord Cranborne, India Office, London to His Excellency the Honorable the Governor in Council, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 122v-124

Letter from Lewis Pelly, On board Sind off Lingah [Bander-e-Lengeh], Persian Gulf, to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 124v-126

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Colonel Herbert Disbrowe

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, f 127v

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Colonel Herbert Disbrowe

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 127v-128

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 128-129

Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Ronald Thomson

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 130-131

Letter No. 95 of 1867 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf, in Shiraz to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/38, ff 132-133

Arrangement

Two loose original letters from Lewis Pelly are located between folios 129 and 134 of the volume

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

Pagination: The volume also contains original pagination in the first half of the volume which consists of an ink number in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of each folio. The numbers start on the first page of writing with 1 and runs to 177, located on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 96.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/38

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Nov 1865-24 Apr 1869 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

PiracyMilitary operationsTreaty of Maritime Peace in Perpetuity (1853)

Places

QatarBahrainShatt al ʻArab

People & organisations

Government of Bombay, Political and Services DepartmentCharles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

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