Lewis Pelly's application to join the Bombay Staff Corps
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The application form details Pelly's service history up to 18 February 1861 giving the name of each appointment held and the dates he held it from and to.
Letter from Captain Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Acting Deputy Adjutant General, Poona to Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri]
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Letter in response to Pelly's letter of 27 July 1861 informing him that his name is being submitted to Government to enter the Staff Corps with the rank of Major and that the rank will be postdated from the 18 February 1861.
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Calcutta to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Letter explaining the circumstances of a letter written by Pelly, dated 30 May 1860 which related to a Memorial Pelly had submitted to the Secretary of State in March 1859 following a commendation from Sir James Outram for Pelly's work in the Persian Expeditionary Force which was delayed owing t...
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri] to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Letter regarding Pelly's application to the Staff Corps, which he had completed whilst on special duty in Calcutta and over which some confusion had arisen regarding the forms that had been sent to Pelly and the ones that had been submitted.
Correspondence and Papers regarding the Disposal of Furniture and other Goods to Sir Alfred Lyall, Lewis Pelly's successor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rajasthan]
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The correspondence relates primarily to arrangements for the arrival of Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall and his wife Clara in Rajputana [Rajasthan] as well as arrangements for securing Pelly's belongings so that they could be sent on to him at a later date. The papers in the file relate to the crockery,...
Pencil list comprising all the assets and debts that Lewis Pelly has at the time of writing. The assets list includes details of the monies Pelly has to be deposited with the Bank of Bombay, and the monies he has received from Mr Lyall and the sale of a horse to William Howell Beynon among othe...
Pencil draft of part of an account providing a list of headings with sums of money assigned to them. The headings include: School, Races, Plate, Miscellaneous and Piano.
Letter from Charles du Lyall, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter enclosing sections of the Leave code pertaining to a particular situation of Pelly's and recommending that Pelly consult Mr Harrison for further advice. Enclosed with the letter are handwritten excerpts of the leave code covering sections eighteen, twenty-one and twenty-two.
Letter from Alfred Lyall, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that he had called on him in the hope of taking a drive with him and suggesting a time the following day to do so. The letter is dated only as Saturday, but is likely to have been written in October 1874.
Letter from Alfred Charles Lyall, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding some confusion that had been caused by some letters and telegrams which had not been delivered to Lyall. The letter also details Lyall's understanding of the arrangements for Pelly handing over the Residency to him and regarding his intention to travel to Jeypore [Jaipur] now t...
