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island. Had any steamer visited there, how could I have um fcted • xfohamedi"
that effect ? This news is false. You have also heard that the steamer Mohamed.
will arrive at Bu Musa. This has not become kaown, ana a 0 coiiu.auni& t .t<»Q T nPr
made with them (i .e., the agents of the company) regarding the aisiv'ai o e k A*
You had stated that you required Omani tobacco. Tobacco is a :)su.u eiy iina
at Lingah nowadays. It cannot be procured even at 6 rs. 8 a. P er m ^ un + ' A , 1° , -aVr
I will send you [some] as soon as I obtain it. I have understood an a ~ou u J
May God facilitate the affairs of the Moslems! , 1 , +• .i
The news of our port is quiet, and nothing has transpired that may - e men low
to you, except what is good. Please give my compliments to a J those w 10 tiro 11 co
you. May yon remain preserved !
Haisan-kin-AU S ami eh toNejef-hin (la hlakhoda
(After greeting.) L/ingah, 16th 1325 J ■•08).
I beg to advise you that I could not leave home for a period of forty days as I was
sick, and that I am, God willing, better nowadays. I have heard trom Abbas^Haji Aii
Akbar that von had written to him requesting him to speak witn this humole m regara
to Bin Musa. Indeed I did not expect that such a message would come from you by
anyone, before you come to me in person and receive the facts and go into the matteis
(i.e., learn the circumstances). Then you will come to Know the account and every
thing with me is kept in proper order. And I consider you^ like a son and in the same
position as my son Abdullah, and. you know what friendship existed between us and.
your father, Elaii Ah deceased, who did nothing except after consultation in our business.
And vou yourself have [nevertheless] forgotten his attitude towards us while we were
hopeful that you will follow his footstep. What is certain to me is tnat you will not
keep such things (i.e., such ideas) in your mind, and that you will personally come to
me and receive the facts of the matter from my own mouth, verbally, and it will become
clear to you. And as regards the affairs of the island, they are pending up to now, and
no settlement has as yet been made with tne antagonist, i am on the same^ friendly
terms with you as with your father, and it is my hope that your mind will not be
annoyed with us. You are [however] of a hasty temper, and listen to the statements
of jealous parties; [but] the matter should not be misunderstood by you. You are like
a son in my estimation, owing to the friendship which I had with your father. In
my opinion, you should come to us at Lingah for a week's time and, God willing, all will
be well in our interview. This is what was to be stated, and may you ever remain
preserved and guarded.
My son Abdullah sends you salaams.
{Note. —This letter is in the handwriting of Abdullah-bin-Hassan Samieh.)
Appendix 19.
Hassan-hin-Ali Sdmieh to Nejef-hin (laHaji Nahhoda Saleh.
(Translation.) Lingah, 1322 1, 1904).
I have sent you a letter by the last mail, enclosing a letter from my son Abdullah,
and I hope that they have found you in good health.
I have notified you that my son Abdullah has arranged with David Bassoon for a
compromise, and that they have demanded of him a power of attorney from you on
behalf of your late father, Haji Nakhoda Ali, stating that you are his attorney^ and that
you constitute my son Abdullah as attorney on your behalf in Calcutta. My son
Abdullah has written a power in your name and forwarded it to you by registered post.
God willing, you will, on receipt of the power, record your signature therein, and cause
it to be sealed by the resident or by the assistant resident or anyone who represents the
resident, and sealed by the director [of customs], testifying that my son Abdullah is
attorney on your behalf. You should lorward it to Calcutta soon, because they have
delayed the documents of compromise until they receive the power from you.