Letter from the Shargah [Sharjah] agent (Haji Ya'qub) to Lewis Pelly [‎8r] (2/3)

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Letter in Arabic, with English translation, sent 28 Ramadan 1281 (25 February 1865) and received at the Bushire 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. 20 Mar 1865.

Letter reporting that the Chief of Jaalan [Ja'alan] had paid a visit to Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal bin Turki al Saud] and that he had returned accompanied by a Wahabee [Wahhabi] Moollah [Mullah]. The letter also informs Pelly that Ameer Fysul had instructed his deputy at Brynee [al-Buraimi] to send his brother Abdul-Aziz al Saud to Jaalan as Amir and that they were now awaiting the arrival of a third brother, Majid from Lahsah [Al-Hasa] before departing.

The letter also reports on the general opinion along the Oman coast that recent disturbances have been owing to the extending Wahabee influence and that although the English destruction of Rasal Khyma [Ra's al Khaimah] in 1820 had kept affairs quiet for a time in recent years the Wahabees had been increasing their influence unchecked.

Extent and format

2 folios

Arrangement

The Arabic letter has been written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 7 and the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 8, with the english translation appearing on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 8.

Physical characteristics

Seal: The ink seal of Haji Yaq'ub ( native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah) has been stamped onto the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 7.

Written in

Arabic and English in Arabic and Latin script

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