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Copy correspondence from Lewis Pelly relating to matters in the Persian Gulf [back] (140/140)
The record is made up of 1file, 47 items (70 folios). It was created in 18 Dec 1872-2 Jun 1873. 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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Copies of official correspondence, written during Lewis Pelly's periods of absence from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. December 1872-June 1873 whilst on a visit to Bombay to meet with the Viceroy, and subsequently being assigned to Special Duty as part of the East Coast African Special Anti-Slavery Mission.
The main recipients of the correspondence are the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Charles Ross, Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, HM's Special Envoy to Zanzibar and Muscat; and various naval officers in the Gulf.
Topics discussed include Pelly's itinerary during his absence; the appointment of new Officers to posts in the Gulf; plans for Pelly to meet with Sir Philip Francis in Constantinople once the Special Duty was concluded; and ensuring that all Chiefs and rulers around the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. re-affirmed their anti-slavery engagements.
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- 1file, 47 items (70 folios)
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The correspondence has been arranged according to letter number and date, with the earliest letters to the front and the latest to the rear.
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Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. A former foliation sequence also runs from cover to cover and consists of crossed through pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
Watermark: The paper in the file all contains the Brittania watermark.
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- Copy correspondence from Lewis Pelly relating to matters in the Persian Gulf
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- front, front-i, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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