Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Henry Byam Abbott, Assistant to the Agent to the Governor General, Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Pelly having returned to Camp to find both his assistants had departed and instructing that until the Viceroy departs there should be one assistant there at all times. The letter also discusses matters relating to the pitching of the camp.
Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
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Draft letter explaining the need for mortars and guns as the Chief of Futtergurh [Fatehgarh] had not acceded to terms set 6 months previous and that the existing weaponry there would not be effective against him. The letter goes on to discuss requirements should they intend to deal with Dacoit...
Draft letter from Lewis Pelly to Station Master, Telegraph Station, Agra
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Enclosing a letter (no longer enclosed) from Messrs Remington and Company regarding a box of stationery they had sent by passenger train to Agra on 10 September 1873 which had not yet been received by Pelly.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to James Cavan Berkeley
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Letter regarding Pelly having brought to notice his services in his letter on Kotah [Kota] affairs, and his intention of doing so again once their work there is complete.
Letter from Lewis Pelly to James Robert Simson, Collector
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Letter regarding Mr Simsons troubles with the Vakeels and enclosing a note (no longer enclosed) from his assistant Captain Adelbert Cecil Talbot regarding the actions they have already taken in the hope there will be no further cause for complaint. The letter contains the printed seal of the Ea...
Letter from Lewis Pelly to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter regarding requirements that Pelly may have for personal use of the Residency Premises at Ajmere, and discussing the possible uses the Mayo College may have for it as a temporary college if the Boarding Houses are not finished in time, whilst noting that should the Boarding Houses not be c...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Colonel William Carnell
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Private letter regarding a possible appointment for Lieutenant Charles Edward Yate and promising not to relocate him until a replacement for him has been found as well as explaining his reasons for wanting him. The letter goes on to discuss affairs with Major Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter; ...
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 from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to William Lee Warner
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Letter regarding a Mr Higgins who is believed to have been mixed up with an unpleasant matter in Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] and who is proposing to visit Pelly's area of responsibility, and requesting further information on him and his proceedings at Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] as well as any relevant ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Cuthbert
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Letter confirming his support for Cuthbert in any post he may be considering, and informing him that there are no vacant posts in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] but that he would also be willing to support any vacancy in Bombay that may be of interest and thanking him for his work in Bahrein.
