Letter no.256 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf

IOR/R/15/1/128, f 62

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 5 Aug 1851. 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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Hennell writes of his pleasure in reading of Porter's news of a peace agreement between the Ameer [Amir] of Nedjd [Najd] and the Sheikh of Bahrain, as described in his previous letter (f 60-61). Hennell writes that if the blockade of al-Qatif harbour has been lifted, the British vessels Euphrates and Tigris can be withdrawn.

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Letter no.256 of 1851 from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, f 62, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023673698.0x00000e> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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