Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Brief letter regarding the Persian Flag and proposing that they find out how much illustrations for one or two scenes of Pelly's planned book will cost. The letter also informs Pelly that the Governor-General is visiting the interior of India and that this is providing Aitchison with the oppor...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding questions that Pelly had asked about a case involving Captain Smith, and informing him that the Adjutant General had referred the matter to His Excellency the Commander in Chief. The case related to information that was included in the officers' statement of service; which inc...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding the already visible benefits of the new regime of discipline that Pelly has been enforcing in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]; and arranging for the two of them to meet in Agra.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter informing Pelly that the Viceroy concurs with him that it would be inexpedient and unnecessary to raise the question of the restoration of the Chittore Gates with the Maharajah of Oodeypore [Udaipur]; and regarding a paragraph on the matter which has appeared in the Pioneer and which must...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter in response to a letter Pelly wrote as Officiating Chief Commissioner of Ajmere [Ajmer] regarding the alteration of the rates of payment of the Government revenue by the Thakoors (nobility) of the Ajmere district. Pelly had proposed to fix the collection of the rates on the public and K...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Brief note asking Pelly to submit his opinions on an unspecified matter.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Camp to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding the giving of 'utter and pau' by both the Viceroy and Foreign Secretary and the different classes of Chiefs who are entitled to receive it.
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter regarding a recent illness which Pelly is recovering from, which had concerned his friends as the symptons had been similar to those of jungle fever, and suggesting he return to England with Aitchison in April to recover. The letter goes on to discuss a proposal by Pelly for a Confidenti...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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Letter informing Pelly that the Governor-General had been asking after his health and when he intended on going on leave; that Aitchison had informed him how matters stood in Rajpootana [Rajasthan] and of the medical adviser's recommendation that three months leave would be succifient time for h...
Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the Aitchison's departing for Scotland that evening and providing Pelly with their address whilst there; a meeting with Sir Bartle Frere; and the fact he will have to go back to the India Office on his return from Scotland as there is much work to be done.
