Letter book of copy letters from Pelly to colleagues in Bombay and the Gulf.

Content

The letterbook contains copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to colleagues in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , India and England, on a number of subjects relating to the role and responsibilities of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. including the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's relations with Persia, its role in keeping the maritime peace and arbitration of disputes, and the growth of trade in the region, as well as British interest in local trades such as pearling.

The main correspondence is with the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , including letters to both Sir Bartle Frere and Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, the consecutive Governors of Bombay during the period the letterbook covers. This correspondence relates primarily to matters in Muscat, where successive changes in rulership have led to instability, and Bahrain and Qatar where the actions of the tribes in attacking ports and British subjects result in naval action being taken against them by the British authorities.

The residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's relationship with the Persian authorities is also discussed both in correspondence with the Government, and with Charles Alison, the British representative in Tehran as there are a number of decisions by the Persian authorities during this period which restrict both trade through the Persian ports and the residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's ability to communicate with Persian authorities along the Persian coast.

Other matters discussed in the volume include the day to day operations of the residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , with correspondence to James Charles Edwards, the uncovenented assistant resident, as well as with arrival new staff, recently appointed to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. to work alongside Pelly including Edward Charles Ross and George Andrew Atkinson at Muscat, Abraham Nickson Hojel at Bushire, Henry W Warner at Gwadar and Alfred Cotton Way as the political agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. for the southern Gulf.

Other correspondence of interest includes a number of letters to the commanders of marine vessels in the Gulf, correspondence with individuals involved in the development of telegraph and steamer communications throughout the Gulf, and correspondence with Sir Clement Markham and Sir Roderick Murchison discussing the acquisition of samples of shells, pearls, oysters and rocks both for geological interest and to assist in attempts to refresh the pearl beds in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

The reverse of the volume, which has been turned over, so the writing appears upside down in relation to the folio numbers, contains correspondence relating to Pelly's finances in relation to the collapse of the Bank of Bombay, the liquidation of the Commercial Bank and the establishment of the new Bank of Bombay. The majority of this correspondence is with Messrs Remington & Co and Narayn Wussadeojee, who handled his affairs in Bombay; and Messrs Smith, Elder & Co who handled his affairs in England.

Also included in the volume, on folio 193v, is the address of G Lejean, a Paris restaurateur.

Extent and format

1 volume, 193 items (198 folios)

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Henry W Warner

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Henry W Warner

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat [Muscat] to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm, Musandam], to The Officer Commanding Her British Majesty's Steamer Highflyer

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat, to James Charles Edwards, Bushire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat, to James Charles Edwards, Bushire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat, to Sir Bartle Frere KCB

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Oman, in Arabia, to Clements Markham

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Oman, territories Arabia, to Sir Roderick Murchison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Oman, territories Arabia, to James Ferguson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to Gaspar de Rozario

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat [Muscat] to James Charles Edwards

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to Arnold Burrows Kemball

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Henry W Warner

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Henry W Warner

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, on board Berenice off Soor [Sur] to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Pasley

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, on board H M S Berenice to Commander Hillyer

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Letter from Lewis Pelly,Gwadur, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to James Ferguson, 20 Longhorn Place, London

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Patrick Ryan

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to William Lockyer Merewether

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Abraham Nickson Hojel

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Mr Campbell

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to William Mackinnon

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to James Ferguson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Roderick Murchison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Edward Charles Ross

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Patrick Ryan

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Charles Alison, Tehran

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Austin Layard

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Patrick Ryan

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Robinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Arthur William Stiffe

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Henry W Warner

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Patrick Ryan

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Abraham Nickson Hojel

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain Robinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Hyman Louis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to The Manager, Agra and Masterman's Bank, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Austin Layard

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Seymour John Blaine

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to an undisclosed recipient

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to The Manager, Oriental Bank, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to The Manager, Oriental Bank, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muskat to Mr Clerk

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo] opposite Shaik Shaab Island, to James Charles Edwards, Uncovenanted Assistant Resident, Bushire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo] inside the Island of Shaik Shaab, to the Officer Commanding Gun Boat Clyde .

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo] opposite Shaik Shaab Island, to Hubert Izaak Walton, Director of Telegraphs

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo], to The Superintendent, Telegraphic Station, Mussendom [Musandam]

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo], to Captain Edwin Dawes, Commanding Berenice

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nakhilu [Nokhaylo], to the Officer Commanding HMS Clyde

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, off Charrack [Bandar-e-Charack], to the Officer Commanding HMS Clyde

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Telegram from Lewis Pelly, off Charrack [Bandar-e-Charack], to [James Charles Edwards] Assistant Resident, Bushire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, off Charrack [Bandar-e-Charack], to Henry Christopher Manse

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, off Charrack [Bandar-e-Charack], to the Officer Commanding British India Steam Navigation Company Mail Steamer passing up the Gulf

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Edwin Dawes, Commanding Berenice

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to the Officer Commanding Mail Steamer passing up the Gulf, Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas]

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Henry Christopher Mance, Superintendent of Telegraph Station, Mussendum [Musandam]

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to an undisclosed recipient

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Telegram from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, On board Earl Canning, off Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to His Excellency Charles Alison Esquire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Seymour John Blane

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to E C Stevens. Secretary, Windham Club

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Henry McGill

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to William Augustus Kerr

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Henry Green

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Lord John Hay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain Alfred Cotton-Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Narayn Wassadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Henry McGill

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain George Thomas Robinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to William Leach

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edwin Dawes

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Dr Davis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain George Andrew Atkinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to His Excellency Charles Alison Esquire

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere, London

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Oliver St. John

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Barrow Helbert Ellis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Captain George Andrew Atkinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Edward Charles Ross

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Barrow Helbert Ellis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to George Andrew Atkinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Shiraz to [Messrs Remington and Company]

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to an undisclosed recipient

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Part of a letter written by Lewis Pelly

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, on board May Frere , to Charles Alison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, to Charles Alison

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat, to Charles Alison

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore, to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore, to Barrow Helbert Ellis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Barrow Helbert Ellis

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to George Andrew Atkinson

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Handwritten list by Lewis Pelly of letters sent by steamer

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to 'My dear Sir R'

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Alison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Charles Alison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Shiraz to Charles Alison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Kouri Yuman en route to Bushire, to Messrs Remington

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp en route to Bushire, to Sir Bartle Frere

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Kurrachie [Karachi] en route to Bushire, to 'My dear Sir'

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Hubert Isaak Walton

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to His Highness Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said]

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Charles Alison

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Subzabad, Bushire, to Alfred Cotton Way

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain George Thomas Robinson

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Gerald Fitzgerald

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Colonel Edward Charles Ross

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Abraham Nickson Hojel

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Edwin Dawes

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Note written by Lewis Pelly

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly to Messrs Remington and Company

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Narayn Wassadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to 'Dear Sir'

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Smith, Elder and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Messrs Smith, Elder and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, Persian Gulf to Messrs Smith, Elder and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to the Sub-Agent, Oriental Bank Corporation, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat, to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, on board May Frere , Muscat Harbour to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Messrs Remington and Company

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to the Secretary, Bombay Bank

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to Narayn Wussadeojee

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to William Mackinnon

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary, Bank of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary, Bank of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary, Bank of Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire, to Captain Hewett, Marine Officer

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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Messrs Remington and Company

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/43, f 192

Arrangement

The letter book has had two separate uses: from folios 1-120 are copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Gulf. The letter book has then been turned upside down and a new series of correspondence relating to banking and financial matters commences in reverse from folios 191-180.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The volume has been foliated in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio using a pencil number enclosed in a circle. Some renumbering has taken place and the folio numbers which are no longer in use have been crossed through.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter book

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 F126/43

History of this record

Date(s)

1865-1869 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

PiracyMilitary operationsTreaty of Maritime Peace in Perpetuity (1853)

Places

BahrainQatarShatt al ʻArab

People & organisations

Uncovenanted Assistant Resident in the Persian GulfHM Ambassador to IranRemington and Company, publishing companyAssistant to the Political Resident in the Persian GulfAssistant Political Agent, Mekran Coast

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Letter book of copy letters from Pelly to colleagues in Bombay and the Gulf., British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/43, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9356> [accessed 22 December 2024]

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