Drafts of letters and memoranda on Gulf affairs

Content

The letters and memos give details of Pelly's duties and responsibilities as the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Information given includes indications of the time spent both at and away from the 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. itself at Bushire; the role of the 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. in suppressing piracy and promoting trade; and the importance of steam and telegraph communications to the 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. .

Later letters discuss the potential benefits and disadvantages of the 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. being relocated to another site in the Gulf, potentially around Cape Mussundoom [Musandam]; a journal written by Pelly on his travels through Afghanistan; the progress of the telegraph station at Jashk [Jask]; misunderstandings in Muscat which Pelly mediated; the suitability of vessels for use by the 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. ; and a request by Pelly to visit Tehran on his return to Bushire.

Extent and format

1 file, 12 items, (29 folios)

It is grouped into

Cover Page entitled 'Persian Gulf'

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, f 1

Letter from Pelly regarding a journal of his travels through Afghanistan that may be of interest to the Viceroy of India

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 2-3

Notes from Pelly to his Excellency the Governor of Bombay regarding the use of Munshees and his own position as Political Resident at Bushire

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 4-5

Memo from Pelly on the purchase of a Shule for use in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 6-7

Draft letter from Pelly dated 5 August requesting permission to return to Bushire from England via Persia and Teheran [Tehran] rather than Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, f 8

Draft letter from Pelly regarding affairs in Muscat and Bushire

8 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 9-12

Memorandum by Pelly on the development of Steam and Telegraph Communications and their impact on the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 13-15

Letter from Pelly regarding his return to Bushire and arrangements to send two Persian Cats to England

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, f 16

Handwritten draft by Pelly of Political Department letter No. 63

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, f 17

Handwritten draft of official letter No.2A from Lewis Pelly, Chagudduck [Choghādak] to the Secretary of Government, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 18-21

Letter from Pelly regarding an examination he undertook of the country near Shiraz

4 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 22-23

Draft of letter No.6A from Pelly to Henry Lacon Anderson, regarding possible alternative locations for the Political Residency of the Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/36, ff 24-29

Arrangement

The items have been arranged within the file chronologically by date

Physical characteristics

The contents of this file have been foliated in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/36

History of this record

Date(s)

1860s (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Piracy

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