Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin
Mss Eur F126/43, f 183
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 13 Mar 1868. 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 placing an order for the purchase of alcohol for consumption at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , including Whisky, Brandy, Champagne, Wine and Ale. The letter also gives the price per ounce of each item and the quantities ordered.
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- 1 folio
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- 392 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/43
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The letter book has been turned upside down and the correspondence relating to banking and financial matters has been entered from back to front, therefore the correspondence itself is upside down in relation to the folio numbers.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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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 183
- Date(s)
- 13 Mar 1868 (CE, Gregorian)
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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/43, f 183, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024195009.0x0000a3> [accessed 7 June 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/43, f 183
- Title
- Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Messrs Coyle and Company, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin
- Pages
- 183r:183v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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