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Letter No. 50 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [5v] (2/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 26 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 informing the Government in Bombay of his arrival in Muscat (also given as Muskat), his meeting with His Highness' Vezeer [Vizier] and is intention to travel to Burkeh [Barka] in order to meet the Sultan there.
The letter also includes Pelly's initial thoughts on the quarrel between Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and where the British Government's obligations and interests might lie with regards to the quarrel.
The Government's reply No. 3102 of 1865 to this letter can be found on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 61
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Letter No. 50 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [5v] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/38, ff 5-6, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023554716.0x00000b> [accessed 3 April 2025]
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- Letter No. 50 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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