Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
Mss Eur F126/56, ff 16-17
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in Feb 1865. 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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Letter regarding Pelly's departure for Riyath [Riyadh] and providing sailing instructions for Captain Henry W Warner.
The letter goes on to provide detailed instructions regarding the cleaning of his rooms in preparation for his return and on the packaging of some pistols which are gifts from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .
The letter also refers to some enclosed letters (no longer there) which need to be produced as fair copies for Bombay and requests additional copies for his own information if there is time.
Parts of this letter are very similar to the first few paragraphs of the letter at folio 10.
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- 2 folios
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- 36 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/56
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Condition: The top of both folios has some minor damage caused by insects.
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- English in 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 16-17
- Date(s)
- Feb 1865 (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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- Mss Eur F126/56, ff 16-17
- Title
- Letter from Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to James Charles Edwards, Bushire
- Pages
- 16r:17v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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