Letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud] to Colonel Pelly, Resident Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 7-8
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 2 Ram 1281. It was written in Arabic and 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 in Arabic, with an English translation on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , of a letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa-ud] sent 2 Ramathan [Ramadhan] 1281 (29 or 30 January 1865) and received by Lewis Pelly 7 February 1865 informing Pelly that he may come on to Riyadh from 'the Sirkar' and that he will be treated with hospitality along the way.
The Arabic letter contains an ink seal, most likely belonging to Amir Faisal.
A draft copy of the translation to the letter, with corrections, is given on folio eight. This letter is a reply to the letter at folio two.
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- 2 folios
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- 36 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/56
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The paper contains a watermark.
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- Arabic and English in Arabic and 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 F126/56, ff 7-8
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- 2 Ram 1281 (CE, Gregorian)
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- KoweitBaroda StateIranPersian GulfRajputanaRiyadhRussiaSindMuscatZanzibarAl-Hasa
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- Berenice, Steam Sloop, Chief OfficerAssistant to the Political Resident in the Persian GulfAmir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Āl Sa'ūdSir Lewis Pelly, KnightWilliam Henry ColvillSir Henry Bartle Edward FrereSir Frederic John Goldsmid, KnightSir William Henry Rodes Green, KnightSir Robert Phayre, KnightThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookSir William Lockyer Merewether, KnightWilliam Gifford PalgraveSir Charles Umpherston Aitchison, KnightWahabi (Tribe)
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Letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud] to Colonel Pelly, Resident Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/56, ff 7-8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023472648.0x000002> [accessed 13 June 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/56, ff 7-8
- Title
- Letter from Faysul ibn Torky Al Saood [Faisal ibn Turki Al Sa'ud] to Colonel Pelly, Resident Persian Gulf
- Pages
- 7r:8v
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, Amir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah
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