Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Merewether's hopes that the difficult season that has been experienced in the Gulf, and the troubles Magpie and Bullfinch have had to contend with will help to raise awareness within the Admiralty and the Government of India of the need for the correct types of vessels for the c...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a telegram from Gerald Fitzgerald requesting that the Lynx meet Pelly at Muscat, which Merewether hopes means Pelly is there to resolve issues around Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s possession in Mekran; and discussing Abdool Azeez [Abd'al Aziz al-Said] who instead of keeping guard at...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's illness whilst visiting Muscat, and expressing Merewether's regret that Pelly could not come to Kurrachee [Karachi] to rest and recover there. The letter also discusses the recent death of [Sidney?] Smith, who had been serving as an Assistant to Pelly in the Persian Gul...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
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Letter congratulating Pelly on his settlement of the Bahrein [Bahrain] question before discussing the latest complications being caused by Colonel Robert Phayre's and Captain Robert Sandeman's intereference which has resulted in the Government of India having to become involved in Khelat [Kalāt]...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the copies of Pelly's proceedings at Bahrein [Bahrain] which he had sent to Merewether; the ongoing difficulties Merewether has had over the preceeding three years with Colonel Robert Phayre including how they have led to the most recent rebellion in Khelat [Kelat] which have fi...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Merewether's recent visit to Bombay where he met with the new Governor (Philip Edmond Wodehouse) and the new Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook), and his thoughts on the new Viceroy. The letter goes on to cite a formal letter from the Governor in Council regar...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter discussing the recent turn of events in Kelat which was caused by the lingering effects of Colonel Robert Phayre's intereference there and more recent attempts by Captain Robert Sandeman to interfere with the internal affairs and management of the area, as well as detailing Merewether's p...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly coming to Kurrachee [Karachi] at the end of the month, and Merewether's fears that he will be too late to go to Simlah [Simla] as the Viceroy is rumoured to be departing there for the Punjab on the 13 October, before coming on to Kurrachee in early November and then to Bom...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding ongoing affairs in Kelat and detailing Major Robert Sandeman's actions with Merewether believes are 'destroying all confidence by the people of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] in our frontier' and breaking the country up into factions.
Letters from Sir Charles Umpherston and Lady Beatrice Aitchison to Lewis Pelly
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File of demi-official and personal correspondence from Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison and his wife Lady Beatrice Lyall Aitichison to Lewis Pelly discussing both work and personal matters. The first nineteen letters, covering folios 2-58, were written during the Aitchison's time in India 1872-...
