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1. Mss Eur F126/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/12
Title:
Commissions of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Certificates of commission for each of Lewis Pelly's appointments in the East India Company: Captain 23 November 1856; Major 18 February 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 15 November 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 30 June 1863; Lieutenant Colonel 12 December 1866; Major General 01 Apr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 Jul 1857-17 Jul 1882
Extent:

1 file (8 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13
Title:
Extracts from Letters acknowledging Pelly's Services to Government which he used as Letters of Testimonial
Scope & Content:
The file consists of individual extracts from letters, telegrams and reports in which Lewis Pelly's work and services to Government have been praised or highly thought of and which he brought together to be used as testimonials to show the quality of his work for the India Office. Also enclose...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856-26 Aug 1873
Extent:

1 file, 39 items (130 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/14
Title:
Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1875?
Extent:

1 file (25 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/15
Title:
Medical reports issued by the civil surgeon at Muscat and the Residency Apothecary at Bushire on Lewis Pelly's illness at Bushire
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
07 Oct 1871-03 Nov 1871
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/16
Title:
Two passports for travel through Europe, one issued to Lewis Pelly by the Bombay Government the other by the British Government
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1858-11 Feb 1885
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

6. Mss Eur F126/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17
Title:
Journals kept by Lewis Pelly recording journeys and events in India and Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1862
Extent:

1 file, 5 items (27 folios)

7. Mss Eur F126/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/18
Title:
Printed copies of letters from Sir Henry Willock to successive British Foreign Secretaries discussing the situation in Persia.
Scope & Content:
The printed copies of the letters have been brought together as a booklet giving Sir Henry Willock's thoughts on the situation in Persia from December 1838 to September 1841. Sir Henry Willock had spent 23 years in Persia, 11 of which had been spent superintending British relations with the Cour...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 Dec 1838-04 Sep 1841
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)

8. Mss Eur F126/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/19
Title:
Correspondence between Sir James Outram and others concerning the award of medals to members of the Persian Expeditionary Force
Scope & Content:
Printed and manuscript copies of correspondence from Sir James Outram, with supporting letters from other individuals regarding the award of medals to members of the Persian Expeditionary Force. The printed correspondence also includes the names of, and citations for, those men that Outram had...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:

1 file, 2 items (17 folios)

9. Mss Eur F126/20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/20
Title:
Letter No. 64 of 1858, Secret Department, from Henry Bartle Edward Frere, Commissioner in Scinde [Sindh] to The Right Honourable Lord Elphinstone, G.C.S.I., Governor and President in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter containing remarks on the present state of affairs in Kelat [Kalat]: The letter details the historical events from 1839 onwards which have affected British relations with the Khan of Kelat including the British storming of the capital and killing of Mehrab Khan, the selection of a ruler ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1858
Extent:

1 file (38 folios)

10. Mss Eur F126/21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/21
Title:
Russia in Asia - Growing influence of Europe on Asia
Scope & Content:
The file contains journal articles, correspondence, papers and memorandum relating to russian involvement in Asia 1850s-1860s and Pelly's mission to Herat and Afghanistan in 1760. The material relating to Russian involvement and influences in Asia primarily consists of journal articles, in fren...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1858-1866
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (67 folios)