Printed copies of correspondence relating to relations between the British Government and Khelat [Kalāt] state
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Correspondence between Colonel Sir William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind; Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind; Captain Charles Henry Harrison, Political Agent at Khelat [Kalāt]; Captain Robert Sandeman, Deputy Commissioner, Dehra Ghazee Khan [Dera ...
Letter No.825 of 1869 from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, the Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Camp Kanhur to Colonel Robert Phayre, the Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier
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Letter requesting that Colonel Phayre provide him with information regarding the nature of the regular force maintained by the Khan, including what countrymen it is composed of and exact numbers of Artillery, Cavalry or Infantry; Information relating to the cost of the force and its maintenance,...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Colonel Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi], to His Highness Meer Khodadad Khan [Mir Khudadad Khan], Khan of Khelat [Kalāt]
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Letter regarding the letter from His Highness, along with the enclosed copies of intercepted correspondence, and stating that the actions of Captain Robert Sandeman were done without any authority or approval from Merewether and that the matter had been referred to the Government at Bombay. The...
Distinctive Features: Rough map showing the Helmand River and the approximate location of the settlements across the region. Includes annotations at the top centre: ‘Fort Chuckaa Soor and Four Cities, near Jehanabad’; lower left: ‘One city with 8 Towers, water supply from Rr. Helmond, no. wel...
Letter from Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Captain Charles Henry Harrison, Political Agent, Khelat [Kalāt]
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Letter regarding entries in Captain Harrison's political diary regarding correspondence which the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt] had commenced with Ibrahim Khan of Chagkansoor [Chakhānsūr], Seistan [Sīstān] and regarding a statement within the correspondence that his people were originally subjects of K...
Letter No.514 of 1870 from William Lockyer Merewether, Colonel, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to the Government of Bombay
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Covering note forwarding the enclosed letters for Government's information and stating that the whole of Captain Harrison's report has been forwarded as he considered it to be satisfactory and that nothing contained within it called for the discredit expressed by Colonel Phayre in his letter. Le...
Letter No.1154 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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Letter regarding a Durbar at which matters affecting the Chief of the Boogtee tribe were being discussed and reporting that during the discussion the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt]'s Vakeel referred to him as the Khan of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and that he therefore had the right to interfere in the ...
Letter No.522 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, the Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier
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Letter informing the Colonel that he should have rebuked the son of the Boogtee Chief for his attempts to address a petition to the Khan, and that the Colonel had overlooked the fact that the intent of the Boogtee was to get the Colonel to permit and confirm his intention to ignore the Khan as h...
Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind
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Letter in response to Colonel Phayre's letter No.1167 of 17 August and stating that as he had already discussed the question of the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt]'s communications with the Sirdars of Seistan [Sīstān] the previous day he would not do so again, except to state that the reply given in Capt...
Letter No.555 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to The Government at Bombay
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Letter enclosing correspondence from Captain Charles Henry Harrison (No.66 of 1870) and Colonel Robert Phayre (No.1219 of 1870) and making the observation that had Colonel Phayre taken the time to be better acquainted with the previous history of Khelat [Kalāt] he would have had no trouble in re...
