Letter from Beatrice Lyall Aitchison, Gorton Castle, Simla to Lewis Pelly
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Letter providing Pelly with news of the departures of various individuals, announcements of recent engagements, and general social news from Simla including the introduction of Badminton which has led to a rising trade in the sale of bats although there have been difficulties in obtaining shuttl...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Simla to Lewis Pelly
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Letter, marked private, regarding an ongoing situation between Pelly and the Home Government, relating to the slave trade, and citing a letter from Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere to Lord Northbrook (Thomas George Baring) on the matter. The letter goes on to express Aitchison's hopes that Willia...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India to Lewis Pelly
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Letter, regarding the condition of the seals on letters being sent by Pelly and enclosing some of the envelopes so that Pelly can see the problem for himself. The envelopes are not enclosed with the letter.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Lewis Pelly
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Letter, regarding attempts to secure Faiz Ali's services for Kotale [Kotali], rumours he is accompanying the Maharaja of Jeypoor [Jaipur] to Simla and the possibility of his returning to Jaipur as minister. The letter goes on to discuss a dispute between Pelly and the Department of Public Works...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter enclosing an original letter from the Secretary to the Punjab Government and asking that Pelly get Thomas Cadell to submit his views and remarks on the subject discussed in the enclosed letter. A note written by Pelly on the verso of folio 38, dated 25 October 1873 records that the...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Brief letter regarding the Persian Flag and proposing that they find out how much illustrations for one or two scenes of Pelly's planned book will cost. The letter also informs Pelly that the Governor-General is visiting the interior of India and that this is providing Aitchison with the oppor...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding questions that Pelly had asked about a case involving Captain Smith, and informing him that the Adjutant General had referred the matter to His Excellency the Commander in Chief. The case related to information that was included in the officers' statement of service; which inc...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding the already visible benefits of the new regime of discipline that Pelly has been enforcing in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]; and arranging for the two of them to meet in Agra.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter informing Pelly that the Viceroy concurs with him that it would be inexpedient and unnecessary to raise the question of the restoration of the Chittore Gates with the Maharajah of Oodeypore [Udaipur]; and regarding a paragraph on the matter which has appeared in the Pioneer and which must...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter in response to a letter Pelly wrote as Officiating Chief Commissioner of Ajmere [Ajmer] regarding the alteration of the rates of payment of the Government revenue by the Thakoors (nobility) of the Ajmere district. Pelly had proposed to fix the collection of the rates on the public and K...
