Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
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Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on his efforts to ascertain 'the real effect which has been produced by the visit of the Russian Officers to Herat'. The letter reports on the rumoured political advances and lavish expenditure made by the...
Letter from Charles Alison, The Persian Mission, Gulahek (Tehran) to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the crisis which Pelly had referred to in his letters which had been anticipated in Tehran, and noting too that the news of the destruction of the Persian Army had also been expected. The letter goes on to remind Pelly that the object of his visit to Herat was to pay the Britis...
Letter from Hugh Rees James, Commissioner at Peshawar to Major Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's arrival at Herat and his letter to Sirdar Mohamed Ameer Khan [Muhammad Amir Khan] at Candahar [Kandahar], a copy of which had been communication to Government. The letter goes on to relay the Ameer's uneasiness at Pelly's desire to travel to Candahar via Cabul [Kabul] o...
Private letter from Lewis Pelly, Mustoong [Mastung], Beloochistan [Baluchistan] to Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
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Private letter reporting on his interesting but watchful journey from Herat to Khelat [Kalāt] and describing the relaxed manner in which he travelled that had enabled him to experience the real state of the country than if he had been travelling in a more formal or official manner. The letter ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bombay to Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
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Letter regarding the travelling expenses incurred by Pelly from Tehran to Herat, and from there through Afghanistan to Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and Kurrachee [Karachi] which amounted to £265 for the period September to December 1860. The letter goes on to give breakdowns of how this money was...
Memorandum written by Lewis Pelly whilst in Calcutta
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Memorandum recomming a suitable rifle with ammunition to be sent to Mahomed Ameer [Amir] Khan, Governor of Candahar [Kandahar] in acknowldgement of his friendly reception and hospitality towards Captain Lewis Pelly during his visit there. The memorandum also recommends that a similar rifle be s...
Draft of a letter from Earl Canning, Viceroy of India to Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat
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Draft letter in pencil, possibly written by Lewis Pelly for the Viceroy's approval, in response to a letter from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan to the Viceroy which had been transmitted by Lewis Pelly. The letter thanking the Sirdar for his 'friendly sentiments' towards India and expressing his pleas...
Copies of entries from Lewis Pelly's journal of his Afghanistan trip
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Copies of the entries from Lewis Pelly's Afghanistan journal covering the period 31 October 1860 to 16 November 1860 from his arrival at Herat until his arrival at Candahar [Kandahar]. Full copies of Pelly's journal can be seen in other files within this series, particularly Mss Eur F126/30 whic...
Copies and Translations of letters in Persian sent to Lewis Pelly.
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Letter containing a bundle of letters in Persian for Lewis Pelly's information. The letters are primarily between Persian and Afghani officials and include a forwarding letter from William Lockyer Merewether who initially received them. Many of the letters in Persian are written in an illegible ...
Memorandum by Lewis Pelly of his meeting with Mahomed Omar Khan, Governor of Bukwa [Bakwāh].
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'Memo: relative to the proceedings of Mahomed Omar Khan Barucksye [Barakzai], Governor of Bukwa Bakwāh], in my regard'. The memorandum details Pelly's arrival in Keertah [Kirtah], in the plain of Bukwa; his immediate thoughts on the village and the abrupt entrance of the Khan. The memorandum g...
