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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Aboo [Ābu] to James Charles Edwards, Assistant Resident, Bushire
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Letter regarding Pelly's play and requesting a table of contents once all the scenes are complete. The letter also informs Edwards that he has sent him the title deeds for his plots of ground at Bushire, authorising him to sell his kit and Billiards table and enquiring whether his wine could be...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Aboo [Ābu] to Nawab Mahomed Faiz Alli Khan [Muhammad Faiz Ali Khan]
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Letter to the Nawab of Tonk informing him of a commendation from the Government of India on his successful administration of Kotah [Kota] and raising a stipulation relating to claims made by creditors of the state.
Letter informing the [unnamed] company that he has settled his financial matters and thanking them for the kind offer of funds and for informing him of the safety of his crockery and sword.
Letter informing Mr Fago? that the matter of a proposed Western Rajpootana [Rājasthān] State Railway had been placed before Government and that they are awaiting surveys and estimates of cost and encouraging him to keep on with it.