Letter no.245 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [58v] (4/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 30 Jul 1851. 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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Hennell states that he is pleased that British actions appear to have prevented Bahrain falling to the Wahhabis. He instructs Porter to not attack the Wahhabi fleet if they remain in the port at al-Qatif.
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Letter no.245 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf [58v] (4/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 57-59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023211499.0x000074> [accessed 28 March 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 57-59
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- Letter no.245 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
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- 57r:59v
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