The reverse of the newspaper article contains a full page on the position of affairs in the Persian Gulf and the role that Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy of India, might play in the resolution of these affairs. The article also refers to an incident in which Pelly ordered the bombing of a fort belo...
The pages from the paper contain an article entitled 'The Persian Gulf and Colonel Pelly' and refer to an article in a London newspaper in which a correspondent questioned Pelly's suitability for dealing with Asia and which the editor of the Bombay Saturday Review has taken great offence at and ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Captain Arthur William Roberts
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Letter asking if Roberts can assist in arranging for furniture for tents, asking whether they could borrow a band from the Maharaja and stating that Colonel Macdonald is giving them some bag pipers. The letter goes on to ask about the ground that is being used for the camp and where it is loca...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to an undisclosed recipient
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Letter regarding a proposed pilgrimage to be undertaken by the Maha Rana [Maharana], and the recipient of the letter's desire to accompany them on it which Pelly vetoes owing to the recipients pressing work matters that should be attended to.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Dhola to Dr William James Moore
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Letter regarding dispensary arrangements in Jodhpore [Jodhpur]; the question of whether or not Pelly's predecessor was aware of the problems there; Dr J H Newman's return; and the importance of having a medical officer in Camp.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Ajmer to Donald Robertson
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Letter regarding Robertson's recent illness which has caused him to have to leave Rajpootana [Rājasthān] and finding an appointment which would be more agreeable for his health. The letter also discusses the Government's decision to employ officers to handle boundary settlement disputes.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 2 July 1873 regarding a letter by Pelly's predecessor (Colonel John Cheape Brook) on the levying of Octroi taxes in the Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] cantonment and detailing the objections to this before requesting Pelly's advice on any ways in which the town can be separated from the c...