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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Mar 1872. 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 the death of a sailor (William Walton) on the bullfinch during a gale, and their desire to bury him on shore at Bahrein which Grant intends to approach the Sheikh for permission to do and to find a suitable plot of land once he receives approval from Pelly.

The letter also discusses Ghulan Hussein, who is insisting he is not a government agent and receives no pay as such; the usual traffic of native craft in Bahrein which appears to have been suspended; and Captain Lodder's decision to cancel shore leave in order to punish his men for their actions.

The letter also contains a pencil note from Lewis Pelly dated 24 Mar 1872

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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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 F126/45, ff 93-94

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21 Mar 1872 (CE, Gregorian)

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Details of the maritime memorial for William Walton are held by the National Maritime Museum, reference - Memorial: M1215

http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/Memorial1faa.htmlCause=8&MemorialPage=6&MemorialID=M1215> [accessed 24 October 2013]

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Letter from Charles Grant, Bahrein, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/45, ff 93-94, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024376733.0x000027> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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