'Translated purport of a letter from Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud] Ruler of Nedjd [Najd] to Colonel Lewis Pelly Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Letter informing Pelly that he had replied to his letter immediately but that the messenger tasked with bringing the letter to Pelly from Kateef [al-Qatif] had experienced problems with his camels wearing out and had been delayed.

The letter also informs Pelly of an exchange between the Captain of the Royal Ship anchored at Kateef and Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]'s deputy at Kuteef, in which the deputy had informed the Captain that the response to Pelly's letter was en route and asking for an additional three days to be allowed to await the response which the Captain apparently refused and then destroyed the fort at Aboleef as well as setting fire to vessels at anchor there.

The account then relates the Captain proceeding to Demaun and allegedly refusing to give the people at the fort enough time to evacuate before commencing the destruction of it. The letter concludes by stating that the Captain having commenced his destruction of the forts before the agreed time and before a response had been received is contrary to faith, justice and former engagements and that he was sending his confidential servants to discuss the affair with Pelly and renew the engagements that had existed between them.

The letter gives the date of writing as 3 Showal [Shawwal] 1282 (19 Feb 1866) also records its date of receipt at 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. at Bushire as 11 April 1866.

Also included is a note from Pelly in regards to the engagements referred to by Abdullah ben Fysul, which his confidential servants did not bring a copy of with them, but had stated that they had existed since the time of Iman Abdul Azeez [Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud] that the Wahabee [Wahhabi] should not commit irregularities at sea and should provide reparation should any irregularities be proved against them, also that the English should not interfere in the Wahabee dominions on land.

Extent and format

2 folios

It is part of

Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.

33 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/46

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

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 F126/46, ff 9-10

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Feb 1866 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Translated purport of a letter from Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud] Ruler of Nedjd [Najd] to Colonel Lewis Pelly Political Resident Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023479696.0x000006> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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