Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter enclosing an article from the Delhi Gazette on the condition of the ancient Jain temple at Ajmere [Ajmer] and requesting Pelly's thoughts on whether actions needs to be taken from the temple's preservation and the likely expenditure required.
Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Foreign Department, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter requesting copies of letters 148P of 1874 and 145P of 1874 which Pelly had promised to forward. The verso of folio 189 contains a request to Henry Byam Abbott to determine how the omission of the forwarding of these letters occurred.
Letter from James Cavan Berkeley, Camp Kota to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 25 February 1874, submitting his opinion, in accordance with the views of Government, that 500 muskets should be supplied to the Tonk Durbar and promising the ensure the corresponding number of old arms are destroyed. The verso of folio 191 contains a pencil note from Henry Byam A...
Bickaneer [Bīkāner] Agency - D.O. Letters from Captain Burton
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Demi-official letters from Captain Charles William Burton, Political Agent at Bikaneer [Bīkāner], to Lewis Pelly, and Pelly's predecessor as Agent to the Governor-General in Rajputana [Rājasthān], Colonel John Cheape Brooke. The correspondence discusses administrative matters in Bickaneer inclu...
Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Camp Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for the State of Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding a demi-official report which had been forwarded by Colonel Brooke. The report contained translation of an extract from the Pudh Akhbar, dated 3 January 1873, and described a Fakeer, Ameer Ally Sow [Amir Ali Sow], who was living in Bickaneer and giving his family background, how ...
Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke
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Letter, dated 18 June 1873, informing Colonel Brooke that the Fakeer Ameer Ally Sow [Amir Ali Sow] had died. The reverse of folio five contains a note from Lewis Pelly to Henry Byam Abbott, dated 21 July 1873, asking about letters received from Government concerning the Fakeer. Folios 6-7 ar...
Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter detailing the complaints of the Fharhoors? against the Chief of Bickaneer (Dungar Singh), including: difficulties for local Chief's in handling complaints relation to the practices of their predecessors the current Maharaja and difficulties with him problems with the collecting and levyi...
Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding his inability to leave Bickaneer [Bīkāner] and meet with Pelly in Jodhpore [Jodhpur] owing to the state of disquiet at that time, and regarding the difficulties being caused by the Maharaja (Dungar Singh) being on unfriendly terms with various groups and individuals which have n...
Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter confirming that he would not be able to leave Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to meet with Pelly owing to the ongoing difficulties with the Maharaja, and regarding various complaints which have been taken up and the slow pace with which they were being resolved.
