Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly

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Letter, dated 10 December 1865, regarding a gold watch for Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal] which is to be sent via the Governor of Kateef [Qatif] and a letter written to the Ameer [Amir] regarding his deputy, Abdul Azeez [Abdul Aziz]'s proceedings at Soor [Sur].

The letter goes on to discuss the remodelling of the estasblishment and the various individuals currently assisting with the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. work; the sale of the Hugh Lindsay at Bassidore and various attempts at fraud during the sale; an application from Hajee Ahmed's widow for pension and increases in Rates of Provision and Fodder at Bushire.

Further news includes new conventions for telegraph lines in Persia and Colonel Goldsmid and Captain Smith's travels from Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] to Gwader [Gwadar] to survey a new telegraph line; a request from the Sheikh of Rasulkhymah [Ras al Khaima] for the hospital assistant to attend him; and trade increasing at Bushire, in particular Cotton which is being taken to Bombay.

Addition to the letter, dated 11 December 1865, regarding a demi-official letter from Mr Alison in Tehran, which arrived relating to some French Gentlemen who had arrived in Bushire and whom Edwards was obliged to invite to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in order to acquire a house for them. A further letter of 13 December 1865 reports that the French Counts declined the house Edwards had acquired for them, and had accepted rooms in the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , a postscript to that letter reports that they had now taken a house more suited to their needs.

Extent and format

4 folios

It is part of

Correspondence from James Charles Edwards, Uncovenanted Assistant in the Persian Gulf

324 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/44

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/44, ff 68-71

History of this record

Date(s)

10 Dec 1865-13 Dec 1865 (CE, Gregorian)

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