Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jodhpore [Jodhpur] to Colonel John Allen Wright
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Letter advising Wright not to interfere in the affair of the Sherishtadar other than to give advice to the Maharana. The letter goes on to request that Mr Bickajee carry out his settlement work and detailing plans to settle most of the disputed borders of the states. The letter also suggests w...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jodhpore [Jodhpur] to William Arden Crommelin
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Letter regarding the opening of Telegraph stations at Erinpoora [Erinpura] and Beawr [Beāwar] on 1 October and requesting information on proceedings for the openings and whether the Palee [Pāli] office is to close, which he is emphatically against. The letter also asks Crommelin to write to th...
Letter from the Race Ball Committee, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Lewis Pelly
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Note to Pelly apologising for the unavoidable delay in sending Pelly's invitation to the ball as they were not aware of his camps movements or where to send the invitiation. Enclosed are the earlier invitation and correspondence on the matter: Invitation, dated 7 September 1874, from the race b...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jodhpore [Jodhpur] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison
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Letter regarding Pelly's travel schedule and his meetings with local Chiefs and Thakoors [Thakurs], his hopes of being in Calcutta 25 or 26 October and Lord Northbrooks invitation to Government House. The letter goes on to recount a pleasant visit to Major Walter, his ongoing troubles with Sau...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Rohut [Rohat] to Colonel John Allen Wright
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Letter urging Wright to undertake the work in his jurisdiction on the settlement of boundaries and requesting that Lieutenant Yate proceed to Minbahera [Nīmbāhera] to undertake boundary work there once finished his current work as the Political Agent there has gone on medical leave. The letter...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp enroute from Jodhpore [Jodhpur] to Palee [Pāli] to Captain Evelyn Baring
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Letter accepting the invitation to Government House and discussing matters in Rajputana. The matters discussed include Pelly's visit to Jodhpore [Jodhpur] and his observations on the architecture of the Jodhpore fort; his full itinerary including work to be done at Ajmere [Ajmer] owing to the d...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Ajmere [Ajmer] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison
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Letter regarding submissions for promotion in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] and the movements of the various agents: Colonel Macdonald at Deolee [Deoli] who is proceeding on privilege leave and has applied for permission to retire and recommending Major Clay to succeed him; Captain Shuttleworth (Canto...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Ajmere [Ajmer] to General Sir Edward Lechmere Russell
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Letter in response to the General regarding the case of Captain McRae and communicating to headquarters the General's opinions of the officer. The letter also discusses the recent weather in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] and the Loowiasha at Jeypore [Jaipur] in honour of the opening of the state railw...
