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where he likes. If there is any hlame against me or himself |
you should explain so that I may comply with your wishes.
He mentioned that I have erected a tower outside the town.
I have not huild any thing except the old tower. A little
clay had remained and this I used in making, a shed on a well
which is in front of the tower. You mentioned that I have
no authority to do any thing for the present until you will
finish with the divers affairs when you will send someone
to inspect the place, it is welcome. I am under'God’s
command and your orders and shall do nothing even if ordered
to keep auiet for ten years. If you order us to go out from'
our houses we shall obey as we have good hope in you. I
heg you not to-heed to what they say and had I not heen
afraid of prolonging this letter I would have mentioned
their actions towards us hut on arrival of your representative|i
the facts will hecome clear to you. The letter sent hy
Shaikh Sultan hin Saqar is received and we will never
disobey your orders.
U.E.
Letter dated 5th Moharram 134? (23-6-2.8) from Shaikh
Said hin Hamad, Chief of Kalba, to the Hesidency Agent,
Shargah.
A. C.
j S ent you some letters and hope they have reached you
hut no answer was received. I hope the cause of silence is
good. I inform you about the affairs of the Sharqiyin.
You put the blame on me while they had closed the roads
and voilated the conditions of the agreement. They prevent
ed us from goipg to Bathna and they also closed the road
leading to the Hejdiyin valley with stones. When I noticed
this from them I ignored it and did not like to write lot
of letters to you hut asked my people to pass by other way.
Now a hoy of my tribe pass.ed by this road as he’was misled
by one of the Sharaiyin who told him that he would pass him
through and there was no danger to him but when he was pass
ing crossed the town, a noise was raised behind him and he