Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 43-46
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 6 May 1869. 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 affairs in Oman and Muscat and their current state of confusion, including Merewether's thoughts on Syed Nazir [Nazir bin Thuwaini] and Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said] as candidates for the Sultanship and their popularity with the people, as well as the lack of policy by the supreme Government there.
The letter goes on to discuss news of Gwadar from Edward Charles Ross; the unsettled nature of affairs in Mekran and Sistan; and his views on Colonel Robert Phayre's actions complicating matters and his decision to insist on all decisions being approved by himself first.
The letter concludes by giving news of Pelly's brother who has been offered a position in Poona [Pune] division.
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- 4 folios
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 43-46
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- 6 May 1869 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 43-46
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- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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- 43r:46v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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