Letter No. 31: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/32, f 59 2

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 18 May 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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This letter concerns what Ephraim Gerrish Stannus refers to as an outrage, which was reported to have been committed on a Debay [Dubai] boat at Hawellah (see ff 51-52). Stannus informs William Newnham that further enquiries have led him to conclude that reports of the incident were groundless. He states that he considers it necessary to reprimand Ruzza Ali [Riza Ali Khan], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharga [Sharjah], for having reported an incident of such a serious nature without first ascertaining that it had some foundation of truth.

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Letter No. 31: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, f 59 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054395.0x00004b> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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