Letter No. 821 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

Mss Eur F126/38, f 69

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 24 Mar 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 remarking on Pelly's 'coolness, judgement and courage' in conducting himself when securing the safety, lives and property of British Subjects following the death of Sayed Towaynee [Thuwaini bin Said] and the rescue of Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said].

The letter goes on to request that Pelly clarify whether he requires any further assistance in recovering the British Subjects property and on the appropriate language for the Government to use in responding to the Wahabees [Wahhabi].

A draft copy of Charles Gonne's subsequent letter, No. 822, is given at the bottom of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 69. The official copy of this letter can be found on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 68.

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24 Mar 1866 (CE, Gregorian)

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