Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, CSI, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter inviting Pelly to stay at Government House when he visits Calcutta.
Letter from Lord Northbrook, Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Pelly's decision to return to England for health reasons, and making arrangements for Alfred Charles Lyall to cover Pelly's work in his absence.
Letter from Charles Allan Baylay, Aboo [Ābu] to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Pelly's decision to return to England for health reasons and expressing his hopes that the rest from work and change of air will help him. The letter goes on to discuss arrangements for Baylay to care for Pelly's kit at Aboo [Ābu]; to remind him that he still has a box of conf...
Letter from Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Camp Khow to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding the succession to rulership (of Maharajah of Alwar), including naming the two individuals with competing claims Suhdeer Sing [Sudhir Singh] and Mangul Sing [Singh], and regarding Suhdeer Sing's desires to guarantee his property and income.
Letter from John Hay, Apsley House, Piccadilly, London to Sir Lewis Pelly, CSI, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter giving Lord John Hay (rear-admiral)'s opinions on the possibility of a dissolution of parliament and possible reform bills. The letter goes on to ask for news on the proposed telegraph line from Tehran to the Indian Ocean and to discuss the financing of a telegraph to Australia and China.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Je Reviendrai, to Owen Tudor Burne
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Letter regarding candidates for the Order of the Star of India and asking that he not forget Rajpootana [Rajasthan] when considering the candidates, as well as recommending Colonel William Howell Beynon in particular.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Je Reviendrai, to Charles Umpherston Aitchison
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Letter regarding correspondence with both Aitchison and Captain Evelyn Baring (on behalf of His Lordship the Viceroy of India) in regard to Pelly's desire to return to India, and his willingness to do so before his furlough expires should he be required. The letter goes on to discuss recipients...
Letter from Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter thanking Pelly for his kindness in recommending him for the position at the Foreign Office working alongside Charles Umpherston Aitchison. The letter goes on to give news from Rajpootana [Rājasthān] including Frederick Augustus Hugh Elliott who had commenced his leave by breaking his leg...
Letter from Herbert Mills Repton, Camp Bhinar to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's mission in Baroda which is nearing its conclusion and giving general news from Rajpootana [Rājasthān] including an evening of dinner, dancing and theatricals; and badminton games including an event between Foreign Office employees and Rajpootana Agency officials. The l...
