Letter No. 68 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 43v-45
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 26 Oct 1826. 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 reporting on his having advised the Imam of Muscat not to consider any attempt to take Mombass [Mombasa] until the final decision of His Majesty's Government was known; discussing intelligence obtained by the Imam that the British Establishment had been removed from Mombass; and the Colonel's advice to the Imam to refrain from taking any steps to recover possessions until information had been received from Bombay.
The letter concludes with discussion of the Imam's desire to take control of Bombassa (an island), and Colonel Stannus's advice that if the place had at any time been under the protection or control of British authorities it would be advisable to wait, but otherwise it was his decision.
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- Translation of a letter from Saed Ahmed ben Saed [Sāʻid Aḥmad bin Sāʻid], Wali of Zanzibar, 14 Suffer (17 September 1826) reporting that the British had removed themselves from Bombassa.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 43v-45
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- 26 Oct 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter No. 68 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 43v-45, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197023.0x000035> [accessed 20 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 43v-45
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- Letter No. 68 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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- 44r:45v
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