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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere [‎47v] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 4 Oct 1866. 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 photographs of the Bushire 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. which have been taken by Abraham Nickson Hojel and reporting on Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s attack on Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini].

The letter goes on to discuss arrangements for Pelly to meet Sir John Lawrence; and trade and communication lines through Persia, Russia and Turkey.

Other matters discusses include politics in Asia and Russia and the United States likely intentions with regards to them as well as the potential for Italy, Austria and Prussia to get involved and how this might open up Asia further.

The letter concludes by asking for details on the prospects of the Bank of Bombay and giving further details of the crisis and how the bank has defrauded its customers.

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere [‎47v] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/43, ff 47v-48, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024001980.0x000063> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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