Letter No. 3243 of 1870 from William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter in response to a report written by Pelly on trade between India and the Gulf of Persia. The letter focuses primarily on responding to questions and issues raised in the report; however the final paragraph gives the Government of Bombay's thanks to Pelly and highlights his work in produci...
Letter No.16, Political from Lord Cranborne, India Office to The Governor in Council, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a copy of letter No.37, Political, from Lord Cranborne, India Office dated 28 February 1867 regarding the British Government's endorsement of Syud Saulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] as de facto successor to his late father Syed Thoeynee [Thuwaini bin Said] at Muscat and commending t...
Letters of acknowledgment of services rendered to Government
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Volume of handwritten testimonials to the work of Lewis Pelly throughout his career in the India Office. the testimonials have been arranged according to his various appointments from 1857 to 1873: 1. Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 36-42): Copy of letter No. 40 of 1857 from Brigadier ...
Volume of printed and handwritten testimonials covering the period 1857 to 1873. The cover of the volume has a number of annotations in Pelly's handwriting including recording that this is his own copy of his testimonials dated 13 August 1873 and querying where certain recognitions are. Some of...
'Journal commenced 15 November 1853 [1855] Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills'
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Journal entries dated 15 and 17 November 1855 recounting a ride to 'Arthur's Seat', a viewpoint on the Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills which Pelly visited to commemorate the end of his twenty-ninth year. The journal entries also recount a ride with Mr Carey to Purbabshur (in Ajmer) to visit ...
Memorandum of a voyage on board a Dingee (Sindee boat) undertaken in the year 1842, from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay
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Memorandum written by Lewis Pelly in about 1854 recollecting the events of his journey from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay in 1942. The voyage described was undertaken with Captain Jones of the 12th Regiment and their intention was to meet, in Bombay, the first post monsoon steam vessel from Sind...
Daily journal entries kept by Lewis Pelly 1 March to 1 April 1854
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Daily entries in a journal covering the period 1 March to 1 April 1854 in which Pelly records his previous attempts at keeping a daily journal. The subjects covered in the diary include the life lessons he has learnt thus far; half completed publications he has been writing; his appointment in ...
'Memo: of Evening Excursion 2nd February 1854 Roree [Rohri].'
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Memorandum of an evening excursion, undertaken by Lewis Pelly, on 2 February 1854 to Roree [Rohri] to visit the tombs og the seven sisters; the shrine of the prophet Ian; and the Fisherman's Isle; and describing each place visited in detail.
Journal recounting a journey undertaken by Lewis Pelly in Zanzibar in 1862
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The journal entry has been written on folios 23 and 24 only and recounts Lewis Pelly's visit to the Sohailee [Swahili] Sultan and describes the donkeys and men that awaited them on their boats arrival in the creek; the members of the French consul they encountered en route; and the countryside t...
