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1. Mss Eur F126/1

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

2. Mss Eur F126/10

Reference (shelfmark):
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)

3. Mss Eur F126/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11
Title:
Correspondence concerning the Publication of Pelly's Play The tragedy of Imam Hussein, with Manuscript Copy of Part of the Play and a List of Scenes
Scope & Content:
The file relates to a passion play The tragedy of Imam Hussein written by Lewis Pelly which was published in 1879. Included are a list of scenes written by Pelly, with pencil ticks denoting those scenes selected for publication; manuscript copies of two scenes which were not published; and note...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:

1 file, 17 items (98 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/12
Title:
Commissions of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Certificates of commission for each of Lewis Pelly's appointments in the East India Company: Captain 23 November 1856; Major 18 February 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 15 November 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 30 June 1863; Lieutenant Colonel 12 December 1866; Major General 01 Apr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 Jul 1857-17 Jul 1882
Extent:

1 file (8 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13
Title:
Extracts from Letters acknowledging Pelly's Services to Government which he used as Letters of Testimonial
Scope & Content:
The file consists of individual extracts from letters, telegrams and reports in which Lewis Pelly's work and services to Government have been praised or highly thought of and which he brought together to be used as testimonials to show the quality of his work for the India Office. Also enclose...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856-26 Aug 1873
Extent:

1 file, 39 items (130 folios)

6. Mss Eur F126/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/14
Title:
Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
Scope & Content:
The file contains two different versions of Pelly's record of service along with a handwritten list of papers authored by him: Record of service covers his entry into the Army in 1841 through to his appointment as Knight Commander of the Star of India in May 1874. There are two copies of this r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1875?
Extent:

1 file (25 folios)

7. Mss Eur F126/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/15
Title:
Medical reports issued by the civil surgeon at Muscat and the Residency Apothecary at Bushire on Lewis Pelly's illness at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Reports relating to illnesses suffered by Lewis Pelly from 25 September to 03 November 1871: Envelope labelled 'Medical Certificates' with no contents f. 1 Account by Ahmed Khan, Residency Apothecary, dated 7 October 1871, of his treatment of Lewis Pelly's illness from 25 September to 7 October ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
07 Oct 1871-03 Nov 1871
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

8. Mss Eur F126/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/16
Title:
Two passports for travel through Europe, one issued to Lewis Pelly by the Bombay Government the other by the British Government
Scope & Content:
The first passport, issued 27 January 1858 granted Lewis Pelly British consular protection, should he require it, on his travels from India to England via Trieste or Marseille. The reverse of the passport contains stamps for the various places Pelly passed through on his journey home. The seco...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1858-11 Feb 1885
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

9. Mss Eur F126/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17
Title:
Journals kept by Lewis Pelly recording journeys and events in India and Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
File containing journals kept by Lewis Pelly during his early career in India. The journals include a recollection, written in 1854, of a post monsoon journey from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay in 1842; journeys taken in India in 1855 to mark his thirtieth birthday; an excursion to visit a tomb ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1862
Extent:

1 file, 5 items (27 folios)

10. Mss Eur F126/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/18
Title:
Printed copies of letters from Sir Henry Willock to successive British Foreign Secretaries discussing the situation in Persia.
Scope & Content:
The printed copies of the letters have been brought together as a booklet giving Sir Henry Willock's thoughts on the situation in Persia from December 1838 to September 1841. Sir Henry Willock had spent 23 years in Persia, 11 of which had been spent superintending British relations with the Cour...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 Dec 1838-04 Sep 1841
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)