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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Aug 1864. 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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Account by Pelly of his enquiries, during a recent voyage from Bombay to Bushire, into the prospects of trade between the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the coast of western India with particular emphasis on the Cotton and Wool trades and some reference to the Opium and Sugar trades.

Pelly also offers possibilities for developing steamer routes between these areas, giving options for more direct routes to and from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat, Guadel [Gwadar] and Kurrachee [Karachi]. He also makes reference to the impact of the telegraph on these trades.

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English in Latin script
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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 F126/37, ff 28-29

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23 Aug 1864 (CE, Gregorian)

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Printed letter No.41 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident, Persian Gulf to Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/37, ff 28-29, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023377933.0x00000d> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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