Copy Telegram from to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to the Private Secretary to the Governor General (Captain Evelyn Baring), Calcutta
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Telegram regarding Pelly having made a return visit to Sir Dinkar Rao and their subsequent interview in which it was determined that Sir Dinkar's desire was for his opinion in matters relating to the native administration and the succession to be given proper consideration and that he would pref...
Copy Telegram from to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India (Charles Umpherston Aitchison), Calcutta
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Telegram from Pelly suggesting that Aitchison might be interested to see a telegram (folio 12) which Pelly had sent to the Private Secretary to the Viceroy, Captain Evelyn Baring.
Copy Telegram from the Private Secretary to the Governor General (Captain Evelyn Baring), Allahabad to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda
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Telegram confirming that Pelly's conversation with Sir Dinkar Rao, reported in his telegram of 15 March (folio 12) had been approved by the Viceroy; and that arrangements were being made to acquaint Pelly fully with the report of the Baroda Commission.
Jan 7 1875 - Sir L. Pelly to F.S. [Foreign Secretary] Rough Draft
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Rough draft, in pencil with crossings through and annotations, of a letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Special Commissioner at Baroda to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Charles Umpherston Aitchison. The draft discusses Pelly's duty to bring to a conclusion the investigation into th...
An account of the process which Sir Lewis Pelly was instructed to follow by the Government of India in arranging an interview with Damodhur Purt (the confidential secretary to the Gaekwar), and subsequently in holding an interview with the Gaekwar (Malharrao) in which the Gaekwar was offered the...
Sir Lewis Pelly's opinions on the evidence against the Gaekwar of Baroda
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The document gives Lewis Pelly's opinions on the evidence that has been compiled against the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malharrao) for the charge of communicating with, and bribing, Residency servants for the purposes of obtaining information, and concerns the question of whether the Gaekwar instigated ...
Part of Sir Lewis Pelly's Report to the Government of India on Baroda
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Sections thirty-five to fifty of Lewis Pelly's report to the Government of India on the situation in Baroda. The draft version of these sections can be found at folios 10v-16. These sections include questions on the nature of the charges that should be brought against individuals and who those ...
Lewis Pelly's notes on events in Baroda 1873-1874 leading up to his appointment as Special Commissioner in Baroda. The notes comprise references to letters and documents in the left hand column and his thoughts on the matters contained within them in the right hand column. Pelly's observations a...
Guarantee of immunity from prosecution issued by Sir Lewis Pelly
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Copy of the written guarantee, given to Damodur Trimbuck Nenay, Private Secretary to His Highness the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malharrao), that he would be granted a free pardon and immunity to his person and property on condition that he provided evidence concerning the attempt to poison Colonel Robe...
Letter from the Respectful Memorial of Sudashiv Rao Guicowar, alias Rao Saheb, a resident of the City of Baroda to His Excellency the Right Honourable Thomas George Baring, Baron Northbrook of Stratton, Viceroy and Governor General of India in Council
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Three copies of a letter from Sudashiv Rao regarding the recent actions of his uncle Mulhar Rao Guicowar (Gaekwar) and his hopes that such actions would not reflect badly on the rest of the Royal Family, and that should a successor be required that the Government would look first to the legal he...
