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381. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 4-5
Title:
Letter No. 3243 of 1870 from William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Lewis Pelly, The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter in response to a report written by Pelly on trade between India and the Gulf of Persia. The letter focuses primarily on responding to questions and issues raised in the report; however the final paragraph gives the Government of Bombay's thanks to Pelly and highlights his work in produci...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1870
Extent:
2 folios

382. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 19-20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 19-20
Title:
Letter No.16, Political from Lord Cranborne, India Office to The Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a copy of letter No.37, Political, from Lord Cranborne, India Office dated 28 February 1867 regarding the British Government's endorsement of Syud Saulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] as de facto successor to his late father Syed Thoeynee [Thuwaini bin Said] at Muscat and commending t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1867
Extent:
2 folios

383. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 33-34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 33-34
Title:
Letter from Lord John Russell, Foreign Office to Captain Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that Her Majesty's Government approve of the 'judicious conduct' pursued by him as Acting Chargé d'Affaires in Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1860
Extent:
1 folio

384. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 35-106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 35-106
Title:
Letters of acknowledgment of services rendered to Government
Scope & Content:
Volume of handwritten testimonials to the work of Lewis Pelly throughout his career in the India Office. the testimonials have been arranged according to his various appointments from 1857 to 1873: 1. Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 36-42): Copy of letter No. 40 of 1857 from Brigadier ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1873
Extent:

72 folios

385. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 107-130

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 107-130
Title:
'Testimonials to work of Lewis Pelly'
Scope & Content:
Volume of printed and handwritten testimonials covering the period 1857 to 1873. The cover of the volume has a number of annotations in Pelly's handwriting including recording that this is his own copy of his testimonials dated 13 August 1873 and querying where certain recognitions are. Some of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Feb 1857-26 Aug 1873
Extent:

24 folios

386. Mss Eur F126/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/14
Title:
Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
Scope & Content:
The file contains two different versions of Pelly's record of service along with a handwritten list of papers authored by him: Record of service covers his entry into the Army in 1841 through to his appointment as Knight Commander of the Star of India in May 1874. There are two copies of this r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1875?
Extent:

1 file (25 folios)

387. Mss Eur F126/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/15
Title:
Medical reports issued by the civil surgeon at Muscat and the Residency Apothecary at Bushire on Lewis Pelly's illness at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Reports relating to illnesses suffered by Lewis Pelly from 25 September to 03 November 1871: Envelope labelled 'Medical Certificates' with no contents f. 1 Account by Ahmed Khan, Residency Apothecary, dated 7 October 1871, of his treatment of Lewis Pelly's illness from 25 September to 7 October ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
07 Oct 1871-03 Nov 1871
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

388. Mss Eur F126/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/16
Title:
Two passports for travel through Europe, one issued to Lewis Pelly by the Bombay Government the other by the British Government
Scope & Content:
The first passport, issued 27 January 1858 granted Lewis Pelly British consular protection, should he require it, on his travels from India to England via Trieste or Marseille. The reverse of the passport contains stamps for the various places Pelly passed through on his journey home. The seco...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1858-11 Feb 1885
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

389. Mss Eur F126/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17
Title:
Journals kept by Lewis Pelly recording journeys and events in India and Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
File containing journals kept by Lewis Pelly during his early career in India. The journals include a recollection, written in 1854, of a post monsoon journey from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay in 1842; journeys taken in India in 1855 to mark his thirtieth birthday; an excursion to visit a tomb ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1862
Extent:

1 file, 5 items (27 folios)

390. Mss Eur F126/17, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, f 6
Title:
'Journal commenced 15 November 1853 [1855] Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills'
Scope & Content:
Journal entries dated 15 and 17 November 1855 recounting a ride to 'Arthur's Seat', a viewpoint on the Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills which Pelly visited to commemorate the end of his twenty-ninth year. The journal entries also recount a ride with Mr Carey to Purbabshur (in Ajmer) to visit ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1855
Extent:
1 folio