Letter informing the [unnamed] company that he has settled his financial matters and thanking them for the kind offer of funds and for informing him of the safety of his crockery and sword.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Gorton Castle, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's arrival in India, and a previous letter he had sent to Muscat which he assumes Pelly did not receive. The letter goes on to discuss his expectation that Pelly will come to Simla with Sir Bartle Frere and stay with Aitchison as well as visiting Government House.
Letter from Colonel Craven Hildesley Dickens, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the difficulty in finding a good builder for the Ajmere [Ajmer] College and proposing that Major Wells could undertake the works with the help of a good assistant engineer.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Camp Lucknow to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that the military custom is to give an officer the salute to which he is entitled irrespective of whether an officer of higher rank is present.
Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter enclosing copies of correspondence between Charles Umpherston Aitchison and the Maharaja of Puttiala [Patiala] (Mohindar Singh) in relation to the Maharaja's interference in Dholepore [Dholpur] affairs. Enclosures: Letter from Mohindar Singh, Maharaja of Puttiala to Charles Umpherston Ai...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 03 January 1874 outlining the guidance from Government on the armies of native states, including what principals they should adhere to and how their size should be determined, and requesting that Pelly use these guidelines to determine whether the recent applications for arms made ...
Letter regarding his views on the Kotah [Kota] Vakeel and recommending that as he is en route from Agra to Deolee [Deoli] that Berkeley quietly arrange to have another Vakeel selected and that Pelly will then arrange the matter on his arrival at Deolee.
Letter regarding a draft of an address that the Commissioner of Ajmere (Leslie Saunders) has proposed the Thakor of Baghera give and which Pelly has approved, and enclosing a copy of the Commissioner's note to Pelly. Enclosed with the letter is a draft letter to the Thakor of Baghera stating th...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Cuthbert
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Letter confirming his support for Cuthbert in any post he may be considering, and informing him that there are no vacant posts in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] but that he would also be willing to support any vacancy in Bombay that may be of interest and thanking him for his work in Bahrein.
Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding an accident that Pelly had, his thoughts on Aboo [Ābu], the business with Frederick Laing Mackeson and who might get his appointment, and giving news of friends and colleagues including John Underwood Champain and Albert James Leppoc Cappel who are off to Vienna to attend a tele...