Letter No.1167 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 enclosing a copy of Captain Harrison's Khelat [Kalāt], covering the period 11-17 July 1870 and commenting on the further correspondence recorded as having been received by the Khan of Khelat from individuals in Seistan [Sīstān] and expressing his concerns over what he views as a potential...
Letter No.596 of 1870 from Colonel Sir William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to His Excellency the Right Honorable Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald, Governor and President in Council, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a letter from Colonel Robert Phayre which Merewether feels is exceedingly improper and disrespectful in its tone and that he has felt it necessary to add remarks to the letter to demonstrate the Colonel's continued misunderstanding of the situation and the different documents he...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre
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Demi-official letter in which Merewether expresses his vexation at the course that Colonel Phayre has chosen to adopt and stating that he had patiently dealt with the Colonel's objections and mistaken views in the hope that he would eventually realise the errors he was making but that his latest...
Letter No.1248 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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Letter forwarding letter No.69 of 1870 from Captain Charles Henry Harrison and Colonel Phayre's response No.1242 of 1870 as well as requesting whether Colonel Merewether still wished him to forward a letter to His Highness the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt]. Enclosed letters: Letter No. 69 of 1870 from...
Letter No.1199 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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Letter forwarding the Khelat [Kalāt] Diary for 8-14 August 1870 and highlighting certain items which he wishes to draw attention to. Firstly the Khan of Khelat's disinclination to leave Khelat during winter, which has not done since 1865 and which the Colonel states that Captain Charles Henry H...
Letter No.552 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to the Government at Bombay
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Note stating that the enclosed letter has been submitted to Government and should be used in reference to previous correspondence regarding Colonel Phayre. Letter No.540 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, The ...
Letter No.1212 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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Letter enclosing copies of correspondence which Colonel Phayre believes show that matters in Khelat [Kalāt] have now gone far enough and that a complete chance is required. The letter also states that the Colonel intends to show the Khan that his present line of conduct is not likely to produce ...
Letter No.1218 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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Letter enclosing reports and a political diary from Captain Charles Henry Harrison, Political Agent at Khelat [Kalāt] and offering his observations on the matters raised from them. Colonel Phayre's observations relate to the use by the Khan of Khelat of the title 'Khan of Beloochistan [Baluchis...
Memorandum by Sir Charles Aitchison on 'Mysore Local Troops viz Mysore Silladar Horse' with annotations by Lewis Pelly
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The memorandum, written 12 January 1872, relates to the existing military provision in the state of Mysore and the lack of need for an army for defence and protection under the treaty agreement with the British Government. Pelly's annotations relate to his situation in Baroda and whether the p...
Press cuttings from British and Indian Newspapers regarding the Afghan War (today known as the 2nd Afghan-Anglo War), negotiations in Cabul [Kabul], the British Government's policy with regards to the Indian Frontier, and the movements of the Russians during the war. The cuttings have been tak...
