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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 130-131
Title:: Letter from Sidney Owen, Oxford to Sir Lewis Pelly, in England
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding difficulties in compiling a complete list of Pelly's service and requesting a catalogue of Pelly's publications too.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 6 Jan 1876
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 132-133
Title:: Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
Scope & Content:: Letter enclosing a copy of Pelly's resume of public service along with printed letters which cover his career up to 1872 (none are any longer enclosed). The letter also details that the operations in Behrein [Bahrain] for which Pelly was recommended for the KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 21 Jan 1876
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 134-135
Title:: Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Sir Philip Rose
Scope & Content:: Letter thanking Sir Philip for his 'powerful and most valuable assistance' and expressing his hope that the matter may now be disposed of. The letter also discusses the possibility of their meeting, and states that he has not had the opportunity of meeting Sir Frederick Haynes.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 23 Jan 1876
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 136-137
Title:: Letter from Dr William James Moore, Ajmere [Ajmer] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding rumours that Pelly is to accept a seat on the Council of India and giving news from Rajpootana [Rājasthān], including of the visit of the Prince of Wales (Edward Albert, later Edward VII) and of recent appointments by friends and colleagues.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 19 Feb 1876
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 138-141
Title:: Letter from [Louis(a) D Randhaisan], [Otford] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:: Letter informing Pelly that he/she has not yet heard whether or not he goes with Lord Lytton; and regarding his/her son Ernest who is in Colorado working as a farmer but is struggling and is looking for work in other countries including Canada, Australia and India. The handwriting in this lette...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1 Mar 1876
Extent:: 4 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 142-145
Title:: Letter from William Howell Beynon, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:: Letter thanking Pelly for the kindness he has shown to his wife Charlotte Beynon; announcing his departure from Rajpootana [Rajasthan] and giving reactions from friends and colleagues to the news; and discussing the recent visit of the Viceroy (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton) and the Pri...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Mar 1876
Extent:: 4 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 146-149
Title:: Letter from George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood, India Office to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:: Letter, marked confidential, warning Pelly about the press in India and describing the way they operate compared to the press in England.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Mar 1876
Extent:: 4 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 150-153
Title:: Letter from Charles Burslam Saunders, The Residency, Hyderabad to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:: Letter informing Pelly that he would have arranged for someone to meet him at Bombay, but he had been reported to be on a different vessel and it was too late once they knew to arrange anything. The letter concludes by enquiring after Pelly's health and informing him that he has been asked to g...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Apr 1876
Extent:: 4 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 154-155
Title:: Letter from Alice Kipling, Lahore to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:: Letter from Alice Kipling (née Macdonald, mother of Rudyard Kipling) asking for a portrait of Lewis Pelly and expressing her opinions at the rumours that Pelly has declined a position on the Council of India and that he may instead be appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Apr 1876
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 156-159
Title:: Letter from Samuel Swinton Jacob, Jeypoor [Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:: Letter updating Pelly on the matter of the creation of the dam at Jeypoor [Jaipur] and informing him of other irrigation matters there.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Apr 1876
Extent:: 4 folios

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