General papers relating to Sir Lewis Pelly's Career and personal interests
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The correspondence in this series comprises of three separate categories: Papers relating to the career of Sir Lewis Pelly including his certificates of commission; testimonials of his work in service to the Government; his record of service; and medical reports; and correspondence relating to ...
Extracts from Letters acknowledging Pelly's Services to Government which he used as Letters of Testimonial
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The file consists of individual extracts from letters, telegrams and reports in which Lewis Pelly's work and services to Government have been praised or highly thought of and which he brought together to be used as testimonials to show the quality of his work for the India Office. Also enclose...
Letter No. 151P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [Calcutta] to William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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Letter documenting the approval of the Governor General in Council of Lewis Pelly's work in resolving a misunderstanding between Midhut Pasha (Ottoman Governor of Iraq) and the Chief of Bahrain.
Letter No. 1296A from William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter detailing papers which are to be sent to the Government of India in relation to proceedings concerning His Highness Syed Torkee [Turki bin Said, later Imam of Muscat] and approving the proceedings of Colonel Pelly in acting 'promptly but with caution and judgment'.
Letter No. 2901 from Charles Gonne, Acting Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter documenting a resolution of the Government at Bombay approving of Colonel Pelly's proceedings and thanking both Pelly and Captain R A Brown for 'the way in which they have vindicated the position of the British Government in the Persian Gulf'. The letter was also sent to Captain R A Brow...
Letter No. 1228 from Walter Scott Seton Karr, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla to Charles Gonne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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Letter detailing the Viceroy and Governor General in Council's approval of the actions taken by Lewis Pellys in punishing the Chiefs of Bahrain and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] for disturbing the peace of the Persian Gulf.
Letter No. 41 of 1869 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident, Persian Gulf to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter from Pelly instructing that the papers which accompanied letter No. 41 of 1869 should be circulated to the Assistant Residents, Dr Hojel, the officers of the Army vessels attached to the Residency and to Captain South. The letter also includes the initials of the various individuals who...
Letter No. 3011 from Charles Gonne, Acting Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident, Persian Gulf
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Letter communicating the approval of the Government of India of the measures adopted by Lewis Pelly in punishing the Chiefs of Bahrein [Bahrain] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. The letter refers to No.1228 of 1868 which can be found on folio 8.
