Letter from Alfred Charles Lyall to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding lists of crockery, furniture and other items which Pelly had been using at the Rajputana Residency and outlining which items Lyall intends to purchase from Pelly. Enclosed with the letter are two copies of the lists, the first list (folios 15-26) has been divided up into secti...
Letter from Alfred Charles Lyall to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter enclosing a cheque as payment for the items of crockery, furniture and stores he has chosen to purchase from Pelly (the cheque itself is not enclosed). Also included with the letter are two copies of his account with Pelly detailing the items he has decided to purchase and the overall co...
Letter from Henry Sharman, Camp Sambhur [Sambhar] to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Mrs Lyall's expected arrival at Aboo [Abu] and requesting Pelly's orders with regard to the belongings that he has had sealed and left at the Residency. The letter also informs Pelly of the actions which Sharman intends to take in order to protect the belongings until he hears ...
Correspondence and other Papers concerning the Duke of Argyll's Attack on Lewis Pelly in the House of Lords
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Correspondence between Lewis Pelly, Lord Elcho (Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss), Lord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury), the Duke of Argyll (George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll) and Sir Colin Campbell over a speech given by the Duk...
Note enclosing copies of Lord Elcho's correspondence with the Duke of Argyll and his thoughts on the section of a book which the Duke had referred to. Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Argyll Lodge, Kensington to Lord Elcho, dated 21 May 1879 regarding a notice in the Pall Mall which the Duke assu...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens to Lord Elcho
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Letter, marked copy, thanking Lord Elcho for bringing the Duke of Argyll's attack to his attention and regarding the private apology the Lord had received on Pelly's behalf. The letter also references the book which Pelly had seen but had deemed inappropriate to comment on given his official pos...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens to Lord Salisbury
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Letter regarding the Duke of Argyll's attack on Pelly; and his offer of a private apology and offering to show his Lordship the correspondence between Lord Elcho and the Duke of Argyll.