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
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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...
Letter No.16, Political from Lord Cranborne, India Office to The Governor in Council, Bombay
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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...
Letters of acknowledgment of services rendered to Government
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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 ...
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...
Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
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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...
Medical reports issued by the civil surgeon at Muscat and the Residency Apothecary at Bushire on Lewis Pelly's illness at Bushire
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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 ...
Two passports for travel through Europe, one issued to Lewis Pelly by the Bombay Government the other by the British Government
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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...
Journals kept by Lewis Pelly recording journeys and events in India and Zanzibar
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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 ...
'Journal commenced 15 November 1853 [1855] Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills'
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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 ...
