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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 30-31
Title:: Letter No.7 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter giving Pelly an indication of the Viceroy's opinion on what would be proper for Henry Cleveland's guidance and suggesting that one and a half lakhs would be a liberal allowance, as when added to the money already advanced it would come to two lakhs in total.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Feb 1875
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 32-33
Title:: Letter No.8 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter, marked private, regarding articles in the Times of India and Bombay Gazette which had described the Gaekwar's palaces and which were very libellous and requesting that Pelly prohibit anyone from visiting the palaces unless on official duty, as well as advising him not to trust anyone fro...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 5 Feb 1875
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 34-41
Title:: Letter Lord Northbrook (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Barrackpore to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter, marked private, requesting that Pelly explain to Andrew Richard Scoble and Jonathan Duncan Inverarity that although the case is to be treated as an ordinary criminal trial, there are political circumstances connected to it which cannot be introduced into a trial for the purpose of provin...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 20 Feb 1875
Extent:: 8 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 42-45
Title:: Letter from Lord Northbrook (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter, marked private, requesting that Pelly write a short summary of the measures he has taken regarding the general administration of Baroda to show that all measures have been in accordance with the recommendations of the original Commission and its advice to Malharrao, which he had stated h...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 29 Jan 1875
Extent:: 4 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 46-47
Title:: Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding the need to adhere to the rules regarding presents for native Chiefs and explaining why exceptions to those rules cannot be made.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 11 Mar 1875
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/82, ff 48-53
Title:: Letter from Lord Northbrook (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Delhi to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding Pelly's need to depart from Baroda for health reasons and Sir Richard Meade being contacted to replace him, as well as requesting that Pelly remain at Baroda until Sir Richard arrives, which will most likely be once the Commission has issued its report and fresh arrangements wil...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 27 Mar 1875
Extent:: 6 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/83
Title:: Printed Letters from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to the Viceroy of India, Lord Northbrook
Scope & Content:: The letters contain résumés for the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook) on the state of affairs in Baroda state, focusing primarily on financial matters and the reforms needed to improve them. The résumés also assess disturbances by agriculturalists within Baroda state; the ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 13 Dec 1874-28 Dec 1874
Extent:: 1 file, 2 items (12 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/83, ff 1-5
Title:: Letter from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to His Lordship Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:: Letter submitting an unofficial résumé of the condition that he has found affairs at Baroda to be in. The letter discusses the Gaekwar's (Malharrao) reaction to the khureeta issued by the Viceroy and Pelly's subsequent appointment and his willingness to be bound by the Viceroy's advice; letters...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 13 Dec 1874
Extent:: 5 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/83, ff 6-12
Title:: Letter from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to His Lordship Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding the confession of the Jemadar to the attempted poisoning of Colonel Robert Phayre and enclosing a résumé (ff 9v-12) of the corroborative evidence that has come to light following the confession, as well as reporting that the Commissioner of Police (Frank Henry Souter) is proceed...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 28 Dec 1874
Extent:: 7 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/84
Title:: Miscellaneous notes: Mr Aitchison and Capt. Baring
Scope & Content:: The correspondence focuses primarily on the Government of Bombay's handling of affairs in Baroda and their failure to reprimand Colonel Robert Phayre for his behaviour; the Government of India having taken over the managing of Baroda affairs and the Governor of Bombay, Sir Philip Wodehouse's dis...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1874-1875
Extent:: 1 file, 4 items (52 folios)

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