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1. Mss Eur F126

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126
Title:
Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Pelly (1825-1892). The papers comprise ten series covering Sir Lewis Pelly's career in the East India Company and the Indian Civil Service as well as personal correspondence and papers on his life and interests. Sir Lewis Pelly entered ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1838-1923
Extent:
113 files

2. Mss Eur F126/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1
Title:
'private letters from [John] Jacob, [Sir Henry] Green and [Sir William] Merewether while I was in England'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence focuses primarily on the work and lives of the individuals corresponding with Lewis Pelly, with a key emphasis on Sind where General John Jacob, Sir Henry Green and Sir William Lockyer Merewether were all appointed to for periods of their career. The correspondence itself co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1923
Extent:

1 file, 59 items (308 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/1-11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1-11
Title:
Personal and official correspondence and papers to and from Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
The first seven files in the series comprise of personal and official correspondence to and from Sir Lewis Pelly covering the period 1854-1883 and including discussion of his work in India, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan as well as general political matters and information of personal interest...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1923
Extent:

11 files (817 folios)

4. Mss Eur F126/1, f 117

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, f 117
Title:
Part of a letter by George William Macauley
Scope & Content:
Last folio of a letter from George William Macauley, possibly to General John Jacob, relating a journey which Macauley is undertaking in India and the need to travel through the hills if asked to return. Also referred to in the letter are instructions or orders which have not been received. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 folio

5. Mss Eur F126/1, f 278

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, f 278
Title:
Letter from Henry Green, Camp Badur to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding possible journey arrangements should Pelly return to India via the Balau and arranging for a party of Sowars to accompany him owing to the pass being unsafe for single travellers. The letter also refers to an enclosed telegram (no longer enclosed) which Green believes may rela...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1860
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/1, f 308

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, f 308
Title:
Photograph of John Jacob
Scope & Content:
Image of John Jacob, undated and with no information about it being known.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858?
Extent:
1 folio

7. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 4-13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 4-13
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly to Barrow Helbert Ellis, Sukkur
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the debate over whether to build a railway or a canal to link Kurrachee [Karachi] to the Indus which he and Ellis differ on, and detailing Pelly's reasoning behind his support of the canal proposal, including giving prospective costs for the movement of both people and goods by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1854
Extent:
10 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 14-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 14-15
Title:
Letter from Harriet Green, 9 James Street, Buckingham Gate, London to Captain Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter from Harriet Green, wife of Sir Henry Green, regarding a missed opportunity for them all to get together in London and also discussing the work of General John Jacob in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1858
Extent:
2 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 16-17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 16-17
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Ghouspoor [Ghouspur] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Jacob's correspondence with Lord Clarendon, a recent incident with Mr Murray and an article of Jacob's which appeared in the Leader December 1857. The letter goes on to discuss Jacob's decision to send Lieutenant George William Macauley to Rajpootana [Rajasthan] and their recen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1858
Extent:
2 folios

10. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 18-27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 18-27
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter expressing his hopes that Pelly's return to England will improve his health; discussing his recent disagreement with Mr Murray; and informing Pelly of a recent meeting of local chiefs at Kelat [Kalāt] which went well. The letter refers to an enclosed letter to Lord Clarendon, which is n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1858
Extent:
10 folios