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1. Mss Eur F126/6

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Mss Eur F126/6
Title:
'Personal and Private D.O. [Demi-Official] Correspondence'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from friends and colleagues of Lewis Pelly discussing personal and professional topics including: Alfred Hyman Louis discussing his opinions on the British Government, the India Office and the running of the Empire and J C A Scote detailing Louis's departure for Melbourne, Austra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1858-1 Nov 1865
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (31 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/8

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Mss Eur F126/8
Title:
Correspondence and other Papers concerning Lewis Pelly's Application to join the Bombay Staff Corps
Scope & Content:
Lewis Pelly's application in 1861 to join the Bombay Staff Corps including correspondence with the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay regarding the application; supporting correspondence and testimonies from 1857 to 1859 and the confirmation letter 31 July 1861 of the submission of Pelly's nam...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1857-31 Jul 1861
Extent:

1 file, 6 items (8 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/4

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Mss Eur F126/4
Title:
Letters from Sir Charles Umpherston and Lady Beatrice Aitchison to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
File of demi-official and personal correspondence from Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison and his wife Lady Beatrice Lyall Aitichison to Lewis Pelly discussing both work and personal matters. The first nineteen letters, covering folios 2-58, were written during the Aitchison's time in India 1872-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1872-28 Oct 1877
Extent:

1 file, 29 items (78 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/5

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Mss Eur F126/5
Title:
Letters from Sir Owen Tudor Burne to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Personal and demi-official correspondence from Sir Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, who retired from service with the India Office in August 1877. The official correspondence relates primarily to affairs in Cabul [Kabul] and the British Government'...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1877-18 Oct 1878
Extent:

1 file, 12 items (32 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/9

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Mss Eur F126/9
Title:
Correspondence and Papers regarding the Disposal of Furniture and other Goods to Sir Alfred Lyall, Lewis Pelly's successor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rajasthan]
Scope & Content:
The correspondence relates primarily to arrangements for the arrival of Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall and his wife Clara in Rajputana [Rajasthan] as well as arrangements for securing Pelly's belongings so that they could be sent on to him at a later date. The papers in the file relate to the crockery,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1874-18 Dec 1874
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (44 folios)

6. Mss Eur F126/1

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Mss Eur F126/1
Title:
'private letters from [John] Jacob, [Sir Henry] Green and [Sir William] Merewether while I was in England'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence focuses primarily on the work and lives of the individuals corresponding with Lewis Pelly, with a key emphasis on Sind where General John Jacob, Sir Henry Green and Sir William Lockyer Merewether were all appointed to for periods of their career. The correspondence itself co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1923
Extent:

1 file, 59 items (308 folios)

7. Mss Eur F126/2

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Mss Eur F126/2
Title:
Letters from Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, and other members of the Frere family
Scope & Content:
Correspondence to Lewis Pelly from Sir Bartle Frere, his wife Lady Catherine Frere, his niece Constance Eliza Frere and his brother William Edward Frere. The correspondence with Sir Bartle Frere primarily discusses matters in India, the Gulf and Tehran and includes discussions on telegraphs, mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1859-26 Feb 1875
Extent:

1 file, 21 items (59 folios)

8. Mss Eur F126/3

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Mss Eur F126/3
Title:
Correspondence from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letters from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly discussing affairs in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, Kelat [Kalāt], Afghanistan, India, Europe and Britain. Discussion on affairs in Muscat covers the period 1866 to 1872 and includes Syud Salem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]'s attempts to consolidate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1865-08 May 1876
Extent:

1 file, 38 items (118 folios)

9. Mss Eur F126/10

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Mss Eur F126/10
Title:
Correspondence and other Papers concerning the Duke of Argyll's Attack on Lewis Pelly in the House of Lords
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Lewis Pelly, Lord Elcho (Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss), Lord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury), the Duke of Argyll (George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll) and Sir Colin Campbell over a speech given by the Duk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1878-29 May 1879
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (41 folios)

10. Mss Eur F126/7

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Mss Eur F126/7
Title:
Letters to Lewis Pelly from Individuals in Britain and India
Scope & Content:
The correspondence relates to three main periods of Lewis Pelly's life: his work in India as Agent to the Governor-General, Rajpootana [Rājasthān] and subsequently at Baroda 1870-1877; his return to England in 1877 and marriage to Amy Henrietta Lowder, 1 August 1878; and his desire for re-employ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Urdu
Date Range:
25 Sep 1870-3 Jan 1883
Extent:

1 file, 118 items (287 folios)