Distinctive Features: Hand drawn rough map signed by Sir Lewis Pelly showing his intended route from Koweit [Kuwait] via Riyath [Riyadh] to Bahrein [Bahrain] with notations concerning the terrain features and the approximate location of the settlements marked. Indicates the boundary between Nej...
Death threat made towards the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Sir Lewis Pelly, Mr Frank Henry Souter, Khan Bahadoor Acbar Ali [Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur] and Rao Sahib Gujanand Withul, in relation to the Baroda Proclamation and the deposition of the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malh...
Correspondence with the Governor of Bombay, Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse: Letter from Sir Philip Wodehouse, Parell, to Sir Lewis Pelly, 1 December 1874, regarding an alternative solution for Baroda, to include: Colonel Robert Phayre being removed from his post and replaced by someone appointed by...
Letters from Government of India Officials and the Viceroy's Private Secretary's Office: Letter from William Muir, Financial Department, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, 23 December 1874, regarding Opium including its revenue, cultivation throughout the empire and the need to prevent its ...
Letter enquiring after Pelly in India, describing the weather and asking how best to obtain Rose Water in the Gulf. The letter also mentions an enclosed note from Sir Bartle Frere (which is no longer enclosed).
Letter regarding the various sporting activities that people were participating in at Poona [Pune] including Cricket, Badminton, Polo and Regattas. The letter also discusses Deare's fascination with Kriegspiel (war games), gives news of his sons; and the Viceroy's expected arrival in Agra along...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Leslie Saunders
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Letter regarding correspondence between Colonel Williams and Saunders, which had been given to Pelly by William Arden Crommelin and advising Saunders to to recall his letter and express regret for it to Williams.
Letter, to an unknown recipient, requesting confirmation of the safety of Pelly's gold sheathed sword which was presented to him by the Sultan of Muscat and of his Japanese crockery, both of which were in the possession of the late Narayn Vasedes.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, marked private, requesting that Pelly explain the Mallawan adoption case to Aitchison in a private letter, and not to worry about the misdating of some letters.