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16831. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 233-237

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 233-237
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he is unwell and has gone blind and asking him to look at an enclosed letter from Widdicombe. The letter from Widdicombe is no longer enclosed, however there is an enclosed letter, with duplicate copy, from Jacob to the editor of TheTimes, 19 August 1858, written in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1858
Extent:
6 folios

16832. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 238-240

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 238-240
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an article written by Pelly for the Daily News; Merewether's forthcoming appearance before the Committee (Commission on the re-organisation of the Indian Army) and his concerns about the knowledge and understanding of the individuals appointed to it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1858
Extent:
3 folios

16833. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 241-244

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 241-244
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an extract of a letter from Jacob to Henry Green which was published in the Spectator 3 July 1858 and of the remarks that accompanied the letter, which Jacob objects to. Enclosed with the letter is a copy of a letter from John Jacob to Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 22 August 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1858
Extent:
4 folios

16834. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 245-250

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 245-250
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding information on Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere and the proceeedings of the Sind Irregular Horse which Pelly had requested; his experiences with the commission (on the re-organisation of the Indian Army); and his beliefs on their intentions for governing India. The letter conclude...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1858
Extent:
6 folios

16835. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 251-252

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 251-252
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting Pelly return a report on proceedings in Hindustan which Merewether had written for John Jacob, along with some accompanying correspondence relating to it from Jacob and Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere. The letter also informs Pelly of the birth of his son (Edward Marsh Merewethe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1858
Extent:
2 folios

16836. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 253-254

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 253-254
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's decision to return to India and expressing his concerns for Pelly's health and ongoing recovery with such a decision.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1858
Extent:
2 folios

16837. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 255-258

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 255-258
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's determination to return to India; copies of some papers undertaken by Smith, Elder & Co which Merewether requested to show Eastwick but which aren't quite the right papers; Pelly's statement in the Daily News regarding Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere; and the possibili...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1858
Extent:
4 folios

16838. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 259-260

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 259-260
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the news that Pelly may remain in England after all and the work that Merewether feels they still need to do there. The letter also informs Pelly that he has sent Stewart's statement to Lord Stanley for consideration.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1858
Extent:
2 folios

16839. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 261-262

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 261-262
Title:
Letter from James Currie, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter expressing his shock and grief at the news of the death of John Jacob and sending his sympathies to both Pelly and Henry and Malcolm Green.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1858
Extent:
2 folios

16840. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 263-264

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 263-264
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the situation in Cabul [Kabul], Kandahar and Herat, including Russian involvement in the area and asking for any news or information from Pelly in Teheran [Tehran] on the Persian view of the situation as well as discussing the British position in Persia, particularly with regard...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1859
Extent:
2 folios

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