Drafts of memoranda and reports on Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Drafts of memoranda and reports on Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
- Date:
- 1860/1927
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains memorandums, draft reports, notes and sketches made by Lewis Pelly during his visit to Kuwait and journey to Riyadh January to March 1865.These papers include a history of the Shatt al-Arab watercourse; the history of the Sebaih tribe of Qatif; notes relating to questions of sun and fire worship; a description of the coastline from al-Qatif to Kuwait and onward journey to Riyadh; notes on Muhammad ibn Sa'ud and Faisal ibn Turki al-Sa'ud; and notes on trade between Kuwait and inland Nejd [Najd]. Some of the contents of these papers were used in the reports Lewis Pelly submitted to the Government of Bombay on his journey.Two cover notes (folios 1 and 1A) are also included in the file and relate to reports written by Lewis Pelly, copies of which can be found in the Political Department Library - only one report is named, Pelly's Riadh [Ryiadh] report. The two notes are dated 14 July 1927.Physical description: Foliation: The contents of the file have been foliated using a pencil number, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. A small number of the folios have been renumbered, with the numbers formerly in use crossed through.Foliation anomaly: 1, 1AThe following folio needs to be folded out to be read: 77
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Muhammad bin Sa'ud Āl Sa'ūd
Amir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Āl Sa'ūd
Wahabi (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- شط العرب
الكويت
مقاطعة بارودا
إيران
الخليج العربي
راجبوتانا
الرياض
روسيا - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c6_ar
81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c6_en
Mss Eur F126/59
Mss Eur F126/59