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151. Mss Eur F126/28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/28
Title:
The Nineteenth Century, No 182, Apr 1892
Scope & Content:
The file contains a copy of the journal The Nineteenth Century. A pencil note on the cover of the journal, in the hand of Lady Pelly, indicates that Lewis Pelly was being read an article from this journal on Easter Sunday five days before he died. The article he and his wife were reading has be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1892
Extent:

1 volume (120 folios)

152. Mss Eur F126/40, ff 62-65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/40, ff 62-65
Title:
'Guttur [Qatar] Sovereignty'
Scope & Content:
Folder entitled 'Guttur [Qatar] Sovereignty' enclosing letter No. 5147 of 1871 from William Wedderburn, Acting Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department regarding the question of the sovereignty...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1871
Extent:
4 folios

153. Mss Eur F126/99

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/99
Title:
Map of Maritime Arabia with the opposite coasts of Africa and Persia
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Lithographed in the Chief Engineer's Office by E. Huskeljee and E. Kumroodeen, Bombay. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Below the title note ‘Reduced in the Quarter Master Generals Office from an Original Map by Colonel T Dickinson, Chief Engineer. Signed Neil Camp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 map

154. Mss Eur F126/59, f 71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, f 71
Title:
Note on Koweit [Kuwait]
Scope & Content:
Brief note about Koweit [Kuwait]'s main inland trade being with the Bedouins of Nejd [Najd] and that the trade consists of wood, weapons, coffee, rice, bamboo and piece goods as well as giving details on where these goods are brought from. Below the main note is a line about the climate in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 folio

155. Mss Eur F126/59, f 71v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, f 71v
Title:
Memorandum on Bedouin diets
Scope & Content:
Memorandum regarding the diet of Bedouins in the interior of Nejd [Najd] and contrasting it with that of those in coastal areas. The memorandum focuses primarily on camel's milk, including the Bedouins' dependence on it during spring and its nourishing properties for both horses and goats. Th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 folio

156. Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65, ff 1-6
Title:
Journal, Private, 1865, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Private journal kept by Lewis Pelly during his stay in Khoweit [Kuwait] where he was making preparations for a visit to Reeas [Riyadh]. The journal documents Pelly's discussions with Shaikh bin Sabbah [Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah] and Eusef bin Bedr regarding his forthcoming journey to Reeas, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jan 1865-7 Feb 1865
Extent:
6 folios

157. Mss Eur F126/69, f 104

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/69, f 104
Title:
Cancelled Letter from Leslie Saunders, Commissioner at Ajmere [Ajmer] to COlonel Lewis Pelly, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Ajmere
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking Pelly for the copies of correspondence from Mr Crommelin and Colonel Williams and informing Pelly that he had previously drafted a demi-official letter to him and requesting that the letter in question now be forwarded to Colonel Williams, as well as expressing his hopes that his...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1873
Extent:
1 folio

158. Mss Eur F126/69, ff 36-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/69, ff 36-37
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding arrangements to meet Aitchison in Agra and his current whereabouts in Ajmer. The letter goes on to discuss his trip to Kotah [Kota] including a visit to Boondee [Būndi] and gives details of a nasty affair in Mhairwarra [Merwāra] in which the head constable and two police office...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1873
Extent:
2 folios

159. Mss Eur F126/69, ff 41-42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/69, ff 41-42
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an enclosed letter from Brigadier-General John Dobrée Woollcombe on the means at his disposal to coerce rebellious Chiefs or Nobles in his regions, and supprting the General's suggestions. The letter goes on to propose a station at Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] with artillery and to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1873
Extent:
2 folios

160. Mss Eur F126/70, f 81 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/70, f 81 1
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly to Kapahprassaunes Mukherje, Pleader, Calcutta High Court
Scope & Content:
Note regarding his recent application and informing him that there are no vacant positions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1874
Extent:
1 folio