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521. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 97-98

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 97-98
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a telegram from Gerald Fitzgerald requesting that the Lynx meet Pelly at Muscat, which Merewether hopes means Pelly is there to resolve issues around Torkee [Turki bin Said]'s possession in Mekran; and discussing Abdool Azeez [Abd'al Aziz al-Said] who instead of keeping guard at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1871
Extent:
2 folios

522. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's illness whilst visiting Muscat, and expressing Merewether's regret that Pelly could not come to Kurrachee [Karachi] to rest and recover there. The letter also discusses the recent death of [Sidney?] Smith, who had been serving as an Assistant to Pelly in the Persian Gul...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1871
Extent:
2 folios

523. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 101-104

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 101-104
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter congratulating Pelly on his settlement of the Bahrein [Bahrain] question before discussing the latest complications being caused by Colonel Robert Phayre's and Captain Robert Sandeman's intereference which has resulted in the Government of India having to become involved in Khelat [Kalāt]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1872
Extent:
4 folios

524. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 105-108

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 105-108
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the copies of Pelly's proceedings at Bahrein [Bahrain] which he had sent to Merewether; the ongoing difficulties Merewether has had over the preceeding three years with Colonel Robert Phayre including how they have led to the most recent rebellion in Khelat [Kelat] which have fi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1872
Extent:
4 folios

525. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 109-112

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 109-112
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Merewether's recent visit to Bombay where he met with the new Governor (Philip Edmond Wodehouse) and the new Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook), and his thoughts on the new Viceroy. The letter goes on to cite a formal letter from the Governor in Council regar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1872
Extent:
4 folios

526. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 113-114

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 113-114
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter discussing the recent turn of events in Kelat which was caused by the lingering effects of Colonel Robert Phayre's intereference there and more recent attempts by Captain Robert Sandeman to interfere with the internal affairs and management of the area, as well as detailing Merewether's p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1872
Extent:
2 folios

527. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 115-116

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 115-116
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly coming to Kurrachee [Karachi] at the end of the month, and Merewether's fears that he will be too late to go to Simlah [Simla] as the Viceroy is rumoured to be departing there for the Punjab on the 13 October, before coming on to Kurrachee in early November and then to Bom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1872
Extent:
2 folios

528. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 117-118

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 117-118
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding ongoing affairs in Kelat and detailing Major Robert Sandeman's actions with Merewether believes are 'destroying all confidence by the people of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] in our frontier' and breaking the country up into factions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1876
Extent:
2 folios

529. Mss Eur F126/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/4
Title:
Letters from Sir Charles Umpherston and Lady Beatrice Aitchison to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
File of demi-official and personal correspondence from Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison and his wife Lady Beatrice Lyall Aitichison to Lewis Pelly discussing both work and personal matters. The first nineteen letters, covering folios 2-58, were written during the Aitchison's time in India 1872-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1872-28 Oct 1877
Extent:

1 file, 29 items (78 folios)

530. Mss Eur F126/4, f 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/4, f 36
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Aboo [Abu], Agent to the Governor General at Rajpootana [Rajasthan] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Secretary, Government of India
Scope & Content:
Draft letter regarding a recent affair which has upset Pelly in which unofficial letters from Aitchison had been used in an attempt to conclude official business relating to two Indian states and that those involved had attempted to get Pelly to re-open a matter which had already been concluded ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1873
Extent:
1 folio