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1. Mss Eur F126/5

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Mss Eur F126/5
Title:
Letters from Sir Owen Tudor Burne to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Personal and demi-official correspondence from Sir Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, who retired from service with the India Office in August 1877. The official correspondence relates primarily to affairs in Cabul [Kabul] and the British Government'...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1877-18 Oct 1878
Extent:

1 file, 12 items (32 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/5, f 21

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Mss Eur F126/5, f 21
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Heathercliff, Bournemouth to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief letter informing Pelly that his wife is not in good health, but that if he does come to London for a day he would be glad to meet up with him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1878
Extent:
1 folio

3. Mss Eur F126/5, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/5, f 30
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, India Office to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, written on thick black edged mourning paper, confirming arrangements for a meeting with Pelly and discussing recent affairs in Cabul [Kabul] which he describes as 'ticklish'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1878
Extent:
1 folio

4. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 3-6

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Mss Eur F126/5, ff 3-6
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing the 'Afghan Despatch' for Pelly's confidential information (no longer enclosed) and informing him that things have remained in a status quo since Pelly left, expressing his hopes that if things stay the same for a few more months their policy will be vindicated, and reporting th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1877
Extent:
4 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 7-8

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Mss Eur F126/5, ff 7-8
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief letter informing Pelly that a copy of the 'New Despatch' has not been enclosed as one has already been sent to him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1877
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/5, ff 9-10
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief letter regarding his offence at Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil)'s 'Cabul utterances' particularly in regard to all the hard work that Pelly and Lord Lytton (Robert Bulwer-Lytton) among others had undertaken and the lack of acknowledgement or gratitude from Lord Salisbury in his stat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1877
Extent:
2 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 11-14

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Mss Eur F126/5, ff 11-14
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Ameer [Amir] of Cabul [Kabul], Shere Ali [Sher Ali Khan], who is refusing to give in or back down and the likelihood that a re-establishment of relations with him would now be impossible. The letter goes on to give Burne's thoughts on a united and strong Afghanistan under ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1877
Extent:
4 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 15-20

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Mss Eur F126/5, ff 15-20
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Campore [Kanpur], India, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding His Excellency the Viceroy (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)'s letter on the German alliance and giving Burne's thoughts and opinions in general on him, including that he attempts to keep up too much correspondence and depends on other people's opinions of him. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1877
Extent:
6 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 22-23

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Mss Eur F126/5, ff 22-23
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Heathercliff, Bournemouth to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the declining health of his wife Evelyne and his reluctance to travel whilst she is unwell. The letter also discusses his desire to retire from active public life.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1878
Extent:
2 folios

10. Mss Eur F126/5, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/5, ff 24-25
Title:
Letter from Owen Tudor Burne, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, written on black edged mourning paper, regarding the resurfacing of the Cabul question following the arrival in Cabul [Kabul] of an envoy from the Czar of Russia, despite the Emperor having stated several days earlier that he had not given the authority for any such action. The letter g...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1878
Extent:
2 folios