Letter No.1 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter suggesting that Pelly number his Baroda letters sequentially and seal them using a private seal, so that the contents would be private and only seen by himself. The letter goes on to discuss Pelly's appointment as Special Commissioner at Baroda being well received in the papers; the Vic...
Letter No.2 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter acknowledging receipt of various letters and telegrams from Pelly, informing Pelly that the Government of India have reached some decisions on the course of action should certain contingencies occur; and reporting that all his proceedings to date have been approved by the Viceroy (Thomas ...
Letter No.3, from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter, marked private and confidential, dated 18 January 1875, informing Pelly that Frank Henry Souter (Commissioner of Police at Bombay) was en route and was bringing official letters with him. The letter goes on to report that the law officers had concluded that the Gaekwar (Malharrao, Gaek...
Letter from Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook, Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding telegrams received from Pelly regarding a confession to the poisoning of Colonel Robert Phayre, and informing Pelly that there will need to be corroborative evidence as a confession alone would not be sufficient. The letter also discusses Dadabhoy's resignation, which Lord Nor...
Letter from Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook, Viceroy of India, Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the grave condition of affairs in Baroda, and giving his views on how the situation appears to the Government of India and what they expect to occur. These expectations include the likely need for legal opinion once the evidence relating to the attempted poisoning of Colonel Ro...
Letter from Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook, Viceroy of India, Government House, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that he has ordered the force at Baroda to be strengthened; that the depositions had been placed in the hands of the legal advisers who had given their opinion on them; and a proclamation which was being telegraphed to him. The letter also states that as the Gaekwar has n...
Letter No.4 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that the Gaekwar (Malharrao) should have every opportunity to prepare his defence and that he should be informed of this in writing. The letter goes on to discuss the likelihood that the court will meet on 18 February as Sir Richard Couch cannot be in Baroda before then,...
Letter No.5 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter, marked private, approving the proceedings that Pelly had reported in his letter of 21 January and asking that he only undertake enquiries into the accusations and scandals that would bear upon the commission and its work.
Letter No.6 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter, marked confidential, enclosing notes of a private conversation with Gregor Charles Paul, Adjutant-General at Calcutta, whom Frank Henry Souter's evidence from his support was submitted for opinion and showing the areas that Mr Paul thinks are the weak points in the case, and those who ar...
