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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 20 Nov 1867. 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 Dr I Williams who wishes to be appointed as the Assistant Surgeon at Muscat and giving his support to the application.

The letter also reiterates the request for a vessel in the Gulf that can use sails in order to save on coal.

The letter concludes by discussing a letter from Mr Alison instructing that the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. not communicate with any Persian authorities other than the Foreign Agent and asking how he and his assistants are to undertake their work on the Persian littoral under such conditions.

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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 F126/43, ff 91-92

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20 Nov 1867 (CE, Gregorian)

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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Bassidore, to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/43, ff 91-92, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024195009.0x000079> [accessed 25 February 2025]

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