Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Jeypore [Jaipur] to Charles Allan Baylay
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Letter regarding Pelly's movements and his intention to return home for up to a year during which time Mr [Alfred Comyn] Lyall will be officiating for him and requesting that Baylay keep an eye on his kit at Aboo [Ābu]. The letter concludes with Pelly asking after Mrs Baylay and expressing his ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, 29 Chowringhee, Calcutta to all Rajpootana [Rājasthān] Political Agents
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Brief letter requesting that the Political Agents assist Mr Grant-Duff [Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff] in any way practicable during his travels in Rajpootana [Rājasthān].
Letter from Lewis Pelly, 29 Chowringhee, Calcutta to Colonel William Carnell
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Commencement of a letter, crossed out with a note over the top stating that the full letter was entered into a new letter book. The opening paragraphs of the letter discuss Pelly extending his stay in Calcutta to await Lord Northbrook [Thomas George Baring]; his intention to then visit Ulwur [A...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Ajmer to Donald Robertson
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Letter regarding Robertson's recent illness which has caused him to have to leave Rajpootana [Rājasthān] and finding an appointment which would be more agreeable for his health. The letter also discusses the Government's decision to employ officers to handle boundary settlement disputes.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo [Ābu] to James Dawson Macdonald
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Letter regarding Macdonald considering retiring; the approval of a grant from the Government towards the construction of Macdonald's church and Pelly's hopes of seeing him again before he retires.