Letter from Lewis Pelly to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 69v-70
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in Jun 1867. 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 Pelly's intentions to meet the Prince Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). General of Shiraz whom he considers to be about the best administrator and military leader in Persia and his hope that this meeting will resolve many of the disputes in the Persian littoral of the Gulf.
The letter goes on to give Pelly's thoughts on Russia's position in central asia; the proposed telegraph line via the Red Sea and matters relating to Bushire, Augam [Henjam] and Muscat.
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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 69v-70
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- Jun 1867 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/43, ff 69v-70
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- Letter from Lewis Pelly to Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, Governor of Bombay
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- 69v:70r
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