Letter from Lewis Pelly, off Charrack [Bandar-e-Charack], to Henry Christopher Manse

Mss Eur F126/43, f 50v 2

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 5 Nov 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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Brief letter reporting that Berenice burnt at sea 31 October [1866] and requesting the enclosed telegram be sent to Bombay with a copy for Bushire.

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  • Telegram to the Secretary to Government, 5 November 1866, reporting that Berenice burnt at sea about twenty-five miles east of Shaik Shaab island and that although all hands and the treasure chest were saved everything else was lost. The telegram reports that 134 of the individuals accompanied Pelly to Bassidore and the remaining fifty-two stayed with the boats and that he was making arrangements for their recovery.
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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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Mss Eur F126/43, f 50v 2

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5 Nov 1866 (CE, Gregorian)

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