Letter from Jeswunt [Jashwant] Singh, Maharajah of Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI., Agent to the Governor General, Baroda
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Letter enquiring after Pelly's health and noting that he has read in the papers of the Government of India having availed themselves of Pelly's services in regulating the affairs of Baroda as well as wishing him every success in his ardous task.
Letter from Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton, Dorking, Surrey to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter asking if Pelly would enquire after his son Alfred, who was serving in India with the 56th Regiment and also asking whether Pelly would consider employing him in his own department.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James's Square, London to My Lord Marquis (Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil)
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Draft letter, which appears to be written to the Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, in his capacity as Secretary of State for India regarding the private note he has received from Lord Northbrook which contains assurances that he can remain in England until November 1876, but offering...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Athanaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)
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Letter to the Marquess of Salisbury thanking him for his role in Pelly receiving the knighthood of the Order of Bath. Enclosed with the letter is a draft copy of the letter to the Marquess of Salisbury acknowledging that Queen Victoria wishes to confer upon him the honour of the Order of Bath.
Draft letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Heathercliff, Bournemouth to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)
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Draft of a letter regarding gossip that is being spread regarding the alleged unpopularity of the Viceroy of India and noting that the most recent references to it in the Indian news appeared to be devoid of any truth. The letter has no beginning or end and there are several crossings out and c...
Letter from Sir Philip Rose, 1 Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London to General Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB
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Letter congratulating Pelly on his engagement (to Amy Henrietta Lowder) and discussing the possibility of him renting No.2 Whitehall Gardens, London which is owned by Sir Philip.