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Letter No. 154 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf

Title	Letter No. 154 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Author	Mountstuart Elphinstone
Publication Date:	2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	3
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/1/37, ff 5-7
Record ID	vdc_100023711600.0x000003
Library Location	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.
Date	2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The letter is enclosing a communication sent by Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Rahma bin Jabir [Raḥmah bin Jābir], Shaikh of the Jalahamah tribe, dated 16 January 1826, in response to a letter received from him, dated 7 November 1825. The enclosure is in Arabic and includes a translation in English. The enclosed letter explains that the British interfered with his conflict with the people of Quteef [Al-Qaṭīf] because he had targeted the boats of neutral tribes, and thus threatened the stability of trade in the region. It further urges him not to renew a system of piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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Letter No. 154 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf

Author Mountstuart Elphinstone

Publication Date 2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 3

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/1/37, ff 5-7

Record ID vdc_100023711600.0x000003

Library Location 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.

Date 2 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The letter is enclosing a communication sent by Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay to Rahma bin Jabir [Raḥmah bin Jābir], Shaikh of the Jalahamah tribe, dated 16 January 1826, in response to a letter received from him, dated 7 November 1825. The enclosure is in Arabic and includes a translation in English. The enclosed letter explains that the British interfered with his conflict with the people of Quteef [Al-Qaṭīf] because he had targeted the boats of neutral tribes, and thus threatened the stability of trade in the region. It further urges him not to renew a system of piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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