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Letter No. 10: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [16v] (1/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jan 1824. 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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In this letter Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, relays intelligence concerning a skirmish which took place in Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] between troops recruited from the Mornaseer [Manasir] tribe by Mahomed bin Shakhboot [Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan, former Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] and forces deployed by his brother, Tahnoon bin Shakhboot [Tahnun bin Shakhbut, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. Stannus reports that Mahomed bin Shakhboot's troops, amounting to around 400 men, were defeated by his brother's force of 1300 men.
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Letter No. 10: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay [16v] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 16v-17, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000022> [accessed 14 May 2024]
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