Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly having decided to take a period of rest in Calcutta; the sale of Pelly's garden and a further plot of ground in Bushire to Mrs McKertich; a full statement of the sale of Pelly's property in Bushire; the ongoing work to translate the scenes of Pelly's play; news of Mr Lucas...
Extract from Sir James Outram's letter to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Extract from a letter written by Sir James Outram supporting a commendation for Lewis Pelly for his work in Persia as Political Secretary to the Persian Field Force.
Letter from Lord Elcho, 23 St James's Place, to Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that he will call on him the day after tomorrow and referring to a letter from Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Elcho's reply to which is enclosed: Letter acknowledging receipt of copies of letters which Sir Colin has sent to The Times and regarding the language the Duke has used ...
List of scenes from the play the tragedy of Imaum Houssein
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The scenes on the list are numbered one to fifty-four in the order in which they are supposed to be rehearsed. Some of the numbered scenes have pencil ticks against them, some of which match up to those scenes which feature in the published work. The reverse of the list includes a separate list...
Excerpts of despatch No.31 from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India
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The excerpts are from Paragraphs six and seven of the despatch and credit Colonel Pelly with the settling of differences between the Sultan of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahabis] and approving Pelly's recommendations should any future disagreements arise between them.
Notes by Lewis Pelly on Mr M Khamkoff's mission in Afghanistan
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Draft notes written by Lewis Pelly on the effects of the visit of Russian Officers to Herat, including the financial donations made, and the mission of M Khamkoff, a Russian whose route Pelly followed for a time. Mr Khamkoff's mission is discussed in detail in the notes, along with Pelly's own ...
Part of a letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to an unknown recipient
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Final folio of a letter from Lewis Pelly to either Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran, or Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on news from Mermenah [Maīmanah] that the Wallee has come under attack from Feroosekohees and threats from Shibbergan [Shibirghān]. The letter goes on to st...
Draft of letter No.6A from Pelly to Henry Lacon Anderson, regarding possible alternative locations for the Political Residency of the Persian Gulf
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Pelly's draft, primarily written in pencil, regarding a possible alternative location for the Political Residency and its benefits and disadvantages. Pelly proposes a possible location at Cassab [Khussub] on the Mussundoom [Musandam] Promontory which would put the Residency, Telegraph and Coal...
Copy of letter No 6/4 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter acknowledging receipt of despatch No 184 P of 24 January 1873 which informs Pelly that following his conference with Sir Philip Francis he is requested to submit his views concerning the establishment of a Tribunal for the adjudication of cases in which British Subjects are Plaintiffs and...