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Letter D from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the Honourable Company's Sloop of War Clive at Muscat to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎80v] (4/6)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 24 Feb 1852. 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 reports on his arrival at Muscat, and his meeting with Sheikh Saeed ben Tahnoon [Sa'id bin Tahnun] ruler of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. Hennell and Sheikh Sa'id discuss mediations between Bahrain and the Wahhabi tribe, the Maritime Truce, and relations between Abu Dhabi and Kishm [Qeshm]. Hennell also describes a new boat purchased by Sheikh Sa'id, which he suspected has been purchased with the help of Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal] the Wahhabi Chief.

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Letter D from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, on the Honourable Company's Sloop of War Clive at Muscat to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎80v] (4/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 79-81, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051736.0x0000b0> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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