Letter from George Edwin Seward to (William?) Jeffreys
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Letter regarding a visit from Andrew Richard Scoble and Frank Henry Souter in which they concurred that a corner of the Residency Compound should be used for a 'witness tent' and asking whether Sir Lewis would prefer a brick wall to be erected on the site or whether a tent would be sufficient.
Note from George Edwin Seward to (William?) Jeffreys
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Note requesting that Sir Lewis Pelly be shown a draft of a report on the condition of the prisoners and stating his opinion that exercise be made obligatory for them.
Letter No.28 of 1875 from Frank Henry Souter, On Special Duty, Foreign Department, Baroda to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner, Baroda
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Letter regarding Pelly's letter No.650 of 1875 enquiring whether certain prisoners could be released on bail, and reporting on his meeting with the Cantonment Magistrate to discuss the cases in question, and that they hoped to be able to complete their enquiries into the cases and submit a repor...
Letter No.35 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner, Baroda to Andrew Scoble, Advocate General of Bombay
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Letter enclosing a letter Pelly had sent to the Government of India regarding the prisoners and witnesses in custody or under police surveillance on account of their alleged involvement with the attempted poisoning of Colonel Robert Phayre. The letter goes on to discuss Pelly having refrained f...
Letter No.36 of 1875 from Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent Governor General and Special Commissioner, Baroda to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Calcutta
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Brief letter forwarding a copy of a letter which he had addressed to Andrew Richard Scoble.
Letter from Andrew Richard Scoble, Baroda to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter regarding the dangers of using witnesses who have been 'exposed to temptation' by friends of the Gaekwar (His Highness Malharrao), and that as such witnesses are not required to prove the case asking Pelly's permission to only call those witnesses necessary as proof in support of th...
Letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda to Andrew Richard Scoble
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Brief letter in response to Scoble's letter of 10 March (folio 35) concurring with Scoble's view of the case and request to only call certain witnesses as proof.
Extract Telegram from Foreign Secretary, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda
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Extract of the Telegram instructing Pelly to arrest the Gaekwar and inform him of the charges being made against him. The telegram goes on to give instructions on the conditions and arrangements that should be made for his confinement and to ensure he can properly prepare his case.
Extract from Confidential Letter No.114a P of 13 January from the Foreign Secretary to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Extract of paragraph nine of the letter instructing that care should be taken to prevent witnesses being tampered with and to ensure the case is fully and fairly laid before the court.
Letter from James Bellett Richey to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the list of all individuals in custody or under police surveillance and explaining the delays and difficulties in compiling the information requested by Pelly. The letter also discusses an old legacy theft case from the Gaekwar (Malharrao) which related to the suspicion that t...
