Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Edward Charles Ross

Mss Eur F126/43, ff 54v-55

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 6 Dec 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 regarding Ross having returned to Gwadur and being satisfied with matters there, and a letter of acknowledgement that Pelly has written to Henry W Warner, who had been acting in Ross's place and whose former ship Berenice had recently burnt at sea.

The letter also discusses the vacant position of Governor in Muskat and a letter Pelly has written to the Sultan regarding Ross' preferred candidate for the position.

The letter concludes by informing Ross that Hugh Rose will remain at Mussendum [Musandam] and that his letters will be forward to Bushire by mail steamer.

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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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, ff 54v-55

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6 Dec 1866 (CE, Gregorian)

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