Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding an article written by Pelly for the Daily News; Merewether's forthcoming appearance before the Committee (Commission on the re-organisation of the Indian Army) and his concerns about the knowledge and understanding of the individuals appointed to it.
Letter regarding an extract of a letter from Jacob to Henry Green which was published in the Spectator 3 July 1858 and of the remarks that accompanied the letter, which Jacob objects to. Enclosed with the letter is a copy of a letter from John Jacob to Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 22 August 1...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding information on Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere and the proceeedings of the Sind Irregular Horse which Pelly had requested; his experiences with the commission (on the re-organisation of the Indian Army); and his beliefs on their intentions for governing India. The letter conclude...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter requesting Pelly return a report on proceedings in Hindustan which Merewether had written for John Jacob, along with some accompanying correspondence relating to it from Jacob and Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere. The letter also informs Pelly of the birth of his son (Edward Marsh Merewethe...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Pelly's determination to return to India; copies of some papers undertaken by Smith, Elder & Co which Merewether requested to show Eastwick but which aren't quite the right papers; Pelly's statement in the Daily News regarding Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere; and the possibili...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the news that Pelly may remain in England after all and the work that Merewether feels they still need to do there. The letter also informs Pelly that he has sent Stewart's statement to Lord Stanley for consideration.
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the situation in Cabul [Kabul], Kandahar and Herat, including Russian involvement in the area and asking for any news or information from Pelly in Teheran [Tehran] on the Persian view of the situation as well as discussing the British position in Persia, particularly with regard...
Letter from Henry Green, Camp Khelat [Kalat] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Green's continued stay in India thanks to the involvement of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere and William Lockyer Merewether; the Persian Government's advances towards Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and the situation with the Bengal Army.