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471. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 29-30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 29-30
Title:
Letter No.10 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting on an incident which had occured on Pelly's arrival which he had not felt necessary to report previously as it was a personal matter, but which certain individuals had since attempted to use as a way of prejudicing the Herat minister against Pelly. The incident in question occu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

472. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 31-32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 31-32
Title:
Letter No.11 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a despatch from Sir Henry Rawlinson to Lord John Russell, 17 May 1860 in which Pelly was instructed to travel Eastward to Herat and Caubul [Kabul] and then on to meet with his Lordship in India. The letter encloses copies of Pelly's previous despatches 1-10 (folios 11-30) showi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

473. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 33-34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 33-34
Title:
Private letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Private and unofficial letter explaining the lack of information in his accompanying despatch and the reason for his having forwarded a rough copy of his memorandum on the Persian defeat at Merv, which was owing to his horse having rolled on him in a river en route to the Persian Camp. The lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

474. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36
Title:
Letter No.12 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting that Charles Alison (British Minister at Tehran) forward the enclosed message as a telegram to Earl Canning (Viceroy of India). The telegram reported that the Persian Force at Merv, which consisted of 30,000 men, 27 guns, and 20,000 followers, had been defeated by the Tekkie [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

475. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 37-38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 37-38
Title:
Letter No.14 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting that Sirdar Shir Ahmed Khan, third son of Sultan Ahmed Khan age 14, had died on 17 October of a wound to the mouth incurred a few days prior during action between his father's troops and the Jumsheedee [Jamshidi] tribe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

476. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 39-46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 39-46
Title:
Letter No.16 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Lordship Earl Canning (Charles John Canning), Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing a letter for his Lordship from Sultan Ahmed Khan (letter no longer enclosed) and making, as promised, some remarks on the political condition and prospects of the portion of Afghanistan comprising of Herat and its territories, and also the attitude of the Herat people towards th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
6 folios

477. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 47-48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 47-48
Title:
Part of a letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to an unknown recipient
Scope & Content:
Final folio of a letter from Lewis Pelly to either Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran, or Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on news from Mermenah [Maīmanah] that the Wallee has come under attack from Feroosekohees and threats from Shibbergan [Shibirghān]. The letter goes on to st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

478. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56
Title:
Letter No.13 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of the letter submitting remarks on the Bokhara [Bukhara] Territory. The remarks include assertions by the son of Shah Rookh [Shah Rukh] over his father's title of Sahib-i-Ikhtyar and position of influence with the Ameer [Amir] of Bokhara and local intelligence that he had never held ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
8 folios

479. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India in which he has enclosed a letter from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat, for His Lordship's attention. The letter itself contains Pelly's remarks on 'the political condition and prospects of that portion ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
29 folios

480. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 88-96

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 88-96
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on his efforts to ascertain 'the real effect which has been produced by the visit of the Russian Officers to Herat'. The letter reports on the rumoured political advances and lavish expenditure made by the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1860
Extent:
9 folios