Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, London to Charles Umpherston Aitchison
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Letter informing Aitchison that his lack of letter writing has been due to his desire to be helpful whilst in England through answering questions on the Indian frontiers and the Baroda affair. The letter also discusses his willingness to return to India from the autumn onwards and his need of a...
Letter from George Hamilton, India Office to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter returning a paper which Hamilton (Secretary of State for India) had shown to Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury).
Letter No.9 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner, Baroda to The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Calcutta
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Letter regarding Pelly having not previously reported matters fully by letter owing to the numerous and detailed duties which had devolved on him and his assistant which had prevented him finding the time to produce a written report. The letter discusses the manner in which Pelly approached his...
Letter No.635P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner at Baroda
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Letter regarding Pelly's report of 10 February (letter No.9 of 1875, folios 1-8) and confirming that all of the proceedings reported had been in complete accordance with the Government of India's instructions and policy, and that the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook) had ex...
Letter No.122/879 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner administering the Baroda state, Baroda to John Alexander Matthew Macdonald, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Military Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding Pelly's decision to take his furlough and that he would be handing over charge of the Baroda state to Sir Richard Meade. The letter continues by thanking the Government of Bombay for their support in military matters; reporting that he had received every possible assistance from...
Letter No.123/880 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner administering the Baroda state, Baroda to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Simla
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Letter regarding forwarding for the Governments information letter No.112/879 (this should read 122/879) addressed to the Government of Bombay in which he thanks them and the various military officers stationed at Baroda for their support in all military matters.
Telegram from Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to the Foreign Secretary, Calcutta
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Telegram sent to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India regarding conversations with the Maharaja of Scindhia (Jayajirao Sindhia) in which the Maharaja had expressed his concerns over the public scandal that the Commission would bring, and asking permission to...
Precis of correspondence on the subject of reception of H.H. the Maharaja of Scindhia [Scindia] at Baroda
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The précis summarises the visit of the Maharaja of Scindhia (Jayajirao Sindhia) to Baroda to participate in the Baroda Commission and covers the period 9 February - 19 March 1875. The précis refers to the various telegrams and letters sent and received in relation to the Maharaja's visit; the t...
Telegram from the Foreign Secretary, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda
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Telegram, sent through the Indian Telegraph Company, informing Pelly that although the Viceroy deeply regretted the need for a public enquiry and the scandal that would bring the attempt to poison a representative of the British Government could not be overlooked. The telegram also informs Pell...
Confidential letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Secretary to the Government of India
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Draft and Official copies of a confidential letter reporting on his conversation with the Maharaja of Scindhia (Jayajirao Sindhia) following receipt of the telegram from the Viceroy (folio 11). The letter reports on the Maharaja's response that he still deeply regretted the scandal that was at...
