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Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back [1r] (1/14)
The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 18 Feb 1865-27 Feb 1865. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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- Content
The fair copy of the diary is not complete and only covers the entries for 18-21st, 24th and 26th-27th February.
The entries for each day give the distances travelled, how long each stage took, longitude & latitude co-ordinates for their destination each day, comments on the availability of water, descriptions of the landscapes, observations on people and tribes encountered on route and some rough estimations of the number of pilgrims that travel there from Busreh [Basra], Kowait [Kuwait], Lahsa and Damascus
See F126/57 for the complete journal containing more detailed descriptions for each day's entry.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (7 folios)
- Arrangement
The entries have been arranged in date order, no explanation is however given as to why the fair copy of the journal is incomplete.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file has been foliated in the top right fron corner of each folio with a number in pencil enclosed in a circle
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- Mss Eur F126/58
- Title
- Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
- Pages
- 1r:7v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence