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1. Mss Eur F126/33

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Mss Eur F126/33
Title:
Drafts and copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to the Viceroy, Lord Canning, and the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison, about his journey through Persia and Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Drafts and copies of the reports, despatches and letters that Lewis Pelly submitted to His Excellency Earl Canning, Viceroy of India and Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran during his special duty in Afghanistan. These drafts include Pelly's daily despatches from his stay at Herat, whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1860-10 Sep 1864
Extent:

1 file, 28 items (141 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 116-117

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 116-117
Title:
Memorandum written by Lewis Pelly whilst in Calcutta
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1861
Extent:
2 folios

3. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 97-100

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 97-100
Title:
Letter from Charles Alison, The Persian Mission, Gulahek (Tehran) to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1860
Extent:
4 folios

4. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 114-115

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 114-115
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bombay to Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1860
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 102-103

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 102-103
Title:
Letter from Hugh Rees James, Commissioner at Peshawar to Major Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1860
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 104-113

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 104-113
Title:
Private letter from Lewis Pelly, Mustoong [Mastung], Beloochistan [Baluchistan] to Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1860
Extent:
10 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 27-28

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 27-28
Title:
Letter No.9 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Letter following on from report numbers three to seven already submitted by Lewis Pelly and providing further information on the surviving Persian Troops from their defeat to the Turcomans at Merv. The information regarding the Persian Troops, and also the present condition of the Persian Front...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 29-30

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 29-30
Title:
Letter No.10 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting on an incident which had occured on Pelly's arrival which he had not felt necessary to report previously as it was a personal matter, but which certain individuals had since attempted to use as a way of prejudicing the Herat minister against Pelly. The incident in question occu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56
Title:
Letter No.13 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of the letter submitting remarks on the Bokhara [Bukhara] Territory. The remarks include assertions by the son of Shah Rookh [Shah Rukh] over his father's title of Sahib-i-Ikhtyar and position of influence with the Ameer [Amir] of Bokhara and local intelligence that he had never held ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
8 folios

10. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87

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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India in which he has enclosed a letter from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat, for His Lordship's attention. The letter itself contains Pelly's remarks on 'the political condition and prospects of that portion ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
29 folios

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