Letter No. 55 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
Mss Eur F126/38, ff 6v-12
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The record is made up of 7 folios. It was created in 31 Dec 1865. 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 Lewis Pelly's meeting with the Sultan of Muskat [Muscat] (Thuwaini bin Said) at Burkah [Barka] and the Sultan's request for assistance in terms of money, guns and muntions in order to defend his inland frontiers from the Wahabees [Wahhabi] and to take the Wahabee stronghold of Beraymee.
The letter goes on to discuss the Sultan's brother Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] proceeding to Bahrein [Bahrain] with ships to blockade the Wahabee ports of Katif [Al-Qatif] and Ajair [Uqair], assurances of assistance from Bahrein and Pelly's travels to Bahrein and his communications with the Chiefs of the pirate coast.
Further details include information on the finances and resources available to the Sultan, and more general remarks on the the Muskat-Wahabee quarrel based on Pelly's time in Muskat and his prior efforts in securing friendly relations through his visit to the Wahabee capital as well as background on the Wahabee empire, its conquests, and its subsequent shrinking both from maritime and inland attacks.
Also enclosed within the letter are statements on the localities and numbers of tribes in Amman [Oman] and of the annual revenue of the tribute of Muskat.
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- 31 Dec 1865 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter No. 55 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/38, ff 6v-12, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024174347.0x000002> [accessed 15 June 2026]
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- Letter No. 55 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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- 6v:12r
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