Copy of letter No. 10/7 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on Special Duty,East Coast African Special Mission, at Bombay to His Excellency Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, HM's Special Envoy to Zanzibar and Muscat
Mss Eur F126/39, ff 61-62
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 May 1873. 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 enclosing an authenticated translated section of a letter from the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] acknowledging his engagement against the importation of slaves.
The letter also reports that the Sultan of Muscat Seyyid Torkee [Turki bin Said Al-Said] had issued a proclamation and fully intended to keep up his engagement too.
Enclosed with the letter is a translated purport of a letter from Shaikh Zaed ben Khalifa [Zayid bin Khalifah], Chief of Aboothabee sent to the Acting Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 5 Mohurram [Muharram] 1290 (5 March 1873) confirming his willingness to continue complying with the engagement.
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- Mss Eur F126/39, ff 61-62
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- 9 May 1873 (CE, Gregorian)
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Copy of letter No. 10/7 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on Special Duty,East Coast African Special Mission, at Bombay to His Excellency Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, HM's Special Envoy to Zanzibar and Muscat, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/39, ff 61-62, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024195008.0x00002b> [accessed 11 July 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/39, ff 61-62
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- Copy of letter No. 10/7 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on Special Duty,East Coast African Special Mission, at Bombay to His Excellency Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, HM's Special Envoy to Zanzibar and Muscat
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- 61r:62v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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