Letter No. 35 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay

Mss Eur F126/38, f 79

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Apr 1866. 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 a report from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. on the pirate coast that Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] has hoisted the Turkish flag at Maskat [Muscat] which would be in keeping with his unity with the Wahabees [Wahhabis].

Pelly also reports on Soulem being pressed for money by the Wahabees, which he does not have.

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Letter No. 35 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/38, f 79, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024174347.0x000026> [accessed 3 April 2025]

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