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Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James's Square, London to Captain Evelyn Baring
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Draft of a letter regarding the possibility of Pelly returning early to India so that Aitchison can take his leave as there are concerns over Aitchison's health and also so that Pelly can be there for the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) visit. The draft letter contains numerous crossings thr...
Letter from George Hamilton, Barons Court, Ireland to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter from George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, regarding Pelly remaining in England until November 1876 as he deserves a rest and a holiday.
Printed minute, produced by Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook, Viceroy of India summarising the transactions of the previous two years in Baroda which had resulted in the deposition of Mulhar Rao [Malharrao], Gaekwar of Baroda. The minute is based on the findings of two separate Com...
Letter from [J S Hurrell?], Ahmedabad to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding arrangements for the 33rd Garrison which was to go from Bombay to Baroda, but which he had heard may no longer be required and advising Pelly to take action immediately should they no longer be needed there.
Letter from George Hamilton, House of Commons to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter from George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India asking about a telegram he thought Pelly had sent to the Indian Government or Charles Umpherston Aitchison but which he can find no record of it having been sent.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, London to Charles Umpherston Aitchison
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Letter informing Aitchison that his lack of letter writing has been due to his desire to be helpful whilst in England through answering questions on the Indian frontiers and the Baroda affair. The letter also discusses his willingness to return to India from the autumn onwards and his need of a...
Letter from George Hamilton, India Office to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter returning a paper which Hamilton (Secretary of State for India) had shown to Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury).
Copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to the Military Department, Bombay and the Foreign Department, Government of India.
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Correspondence to and from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department and Colonel John Alexander Matthew Macdonald, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Military Department. The correspondence relates to the measures taken by Pelly in regard to the ...
Letter No.9 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner, Baroda to The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Calcutta
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Letter regarding Pelly having not previously reported matters fully by letter owing to the numerous and detailed duties which had devolved on him and his assistant which had prevented him finding the time to produce a written report. The letter discusses the manner in which Pelly approached his...