Extracts of official and Demi-Official letters from Lieutenant General Sir James Outram
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The extracts relate to Sir James Outram's work in Persia as head of the Persian Expeditionary Force and discuss the conclusion of the force's work, troop withdrawals and recommendations for medals including the Victoria Cross. The extracts of correspondence include: Extract of a letter to Viscou...
Copy of a letter, with enclosures, from Sir James Outram, Calcutta to Lewin Bentham Bowring, Private Secretary to the Governor General (Charles John Canning, Earl Canning)
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Copy of a letter enclosing copies of letters addressed to Major General Richard James Holwell Birch and the Governor General of India (Earl Canning) regarding recognition and rewards for officers and men of the Persian Expeditionary Force: Letter No.1 from Sir James Outram to Colonel Richard Jam...
Telegram from the Private Secretary to the Governor General, Camp Umurpatra to Captain Lewis Pelly, Calcutta
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Telegram informing Pelly that the Governor General (Charles John Canning, Earl Canning) expected to be in Calcutta from 18 February and requesting that Pelly remain there until he arrived.
Printed article, in french, titled 'Politique de la France en Asie' (The politics of France in Asia). The article recounts France's historic involvement in Asia alongside other European countries including Great Britain and the Netherlands; details the reception of French ambassadors and missio...
LA RUSSIE DANS LA CAUCASE: L'EXODE DES CIRCASSIENS ET LA COLONISATION RUSSE
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Printed article, in french, titled 'La Russie dans la Caucase: L'exode des circassiens et la colonisation Russe' by Ed. Dulaurier (Russia in the Caucasus: The exodus of the Circassians and Russian colonisation). The article recounts the history of the Circassian tribes, the threats to them whic...
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly to the Private Secretary to the Governor General of India
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Letter requesting that responses be solicited to some questions previously submitted to His Excellency the Viceroy of India (Earl Canning). These questions included: how much pay Pelly should draw for the period he undertook his special duty; the sanctioning of repayment of sums expended by Pe...
Record of an conversation between the Viceroy (Earl Canning) and Lewis Pelly
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The conversation included questions relating to Herat and Afghanistan following Pelly's political proceedings there, and the Viceroy's approval of Pelly's suggestion on how they should be resolved. Also discussed was the question of Pelly's future, during which Pelly was shown a telegram from ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly to His Highness Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat
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Letter informing His Highness of his having obtained an interview with the Viceroy of Hindoostan [Hindustan] at which he laid before him all matters relating to His Highness and his dominions. The letter goes on to inform His Highness that he (Pelly) would shortly be proceeding to Africa for a...
'Letter to Government about Mission to Herat with accompaniments being letter to Lord Canning and Memo of Conversation'
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Collection of papers and letters relating to Pelly's mission to Herat: Cover sheet stating what information had been enclosed with Pelly's letter to Government, which may be letter 3A. The verso of the folio contains a postscript relating to Mirza Zein ool Abadin [Zayn al-'Abidin], formerly nati...
Two pages from the Friend of India which include an article titled 'Russia and Central Asia. - II (by A Traveller). The article discusses the various parties at play in Russia and their attitudes and policies towards Russia's position in central asia.
