Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Aden to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 7-8
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 13 Nov [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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Letter regarding the situation between Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi], including Merewether's thoughts on the ruling family of the Wahabees and their relationships with the Beni-Boo-Ali [Bani Bu Ali] tribe.
The letter also discusses the anticipated arrival of Sir Robert Napier; difficulties in acquiring Arab horses in Bombay and trouble with the stock supplied 1857-1859 which has caused great injury to several individuals.
The letter also suggests that as Merewether does not know anything of the local chiefs beyond Ras-el-Had [Ra’s al Ḩadd] in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pelly could perhaps get letters of introduction from Towaynee [Said Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat] instead; and mentions the recent death of Lord Palmerston.
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- 13 Nov [1865] (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Aden to Lewis Pelly
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