Correspondence and other Papers concerning Lewis Pelly's Application to join the Bombay Staff Corps
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Lewis Pelly's application in 1861 to join the Bombay Staff Corps including correspondence with the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay regarding the application; supporting correspondence and testimonies from 1857 to 1859 and the confirmation letter 31 July 1861 of the submission of Pelly's nam...
Notification issued by Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Notification statement that Captain Lewis Pelly's functions as Political Secretary to the Officer Commanding the Persian Field Force have ceased and that Pelly has been permitted to resume his staff appointment in Sind [Sindh].
Extract from Sir James Outram's letter to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Extract from a letter written by Sir James Outram supporting a commendation for Lewis Pelly for his work in Persia as Political Secretary to the Persian Field Force.
Lewis Pelly's application to join the Bombay Staff Corps
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The application form details Pelly's service history up to 18 February 1861 giving the name of each appointment held and the dates he held it from and to.
Letter from Captain Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Acting Deputy Adjutant General, Poona to Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri]
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Letter in response to Pelly's letter of 27 July 1861 informing him that his name is being submitted to Government to enter the Staff Corps with the rank of Major and that the rank will be postdated from the 18 February 1861.
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Calcutta to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Letter explaining the circumstances of a letter written by Pelly, dated 30 May 1860 which related to a Memorial Pelly had submitted to the Secretary of State in March 1859 following a commendation from Sir James Outram for Pelly's work in the Persian Expeditionary Force which was delayed owing t...
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri] to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Letter regarding Pelly's application to the Staff Corps, which he had completed whilst on special duty in Calcutta and over which some confusion had arisen regarding the forms that had been sent to Pelly and the ones that had been submitted.
Correspondence and Papers regarding the Disposal of Furniture and other Goods to Sir Alfred Lyall, Lewis Pelly's successor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rajasthan]
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The correspondence relates primarily to arrangements for the arrival of Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall and his wife Clara in Rajputana [Rajasthan] as well as arrangements for securing Pelly's belongings so that they could be sent on to him at a later date. The papers in the file relate to the crockery,...
Pencil list comprising all the assets and debts that Lewis Pelly has at the time of writing. The assets list includes details of the monies Pelly has to be deposited with the Bank of Bombay, and the monies he has received from Mr Lyall and the sale of a horse to William Howell Beynon among othe...
Pencil draft of part of an account providing a list of headings with sums of money assigned to them. The headings include: School, Races, Plate, Miscellaneous and Piano.
