Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Muscat, to Charles Alison

Mss Eur F126/43, ff 89v-90v

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 6 Nov 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 containing further reports on the 'squabbles' between the Moonshee's [ Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. 's] and the Persian Foreign Office and of Pelly's ongoing difficulties with the Persian authorities and the Persian Foreign Agent in Tehran.

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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 89v-90v

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6 Nov 1867 (CE, Gregorian)

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