Letter from Ram Sing [Sawai Ram Singh II, Maharajah of Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General of Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter expressing his regret that he was unable to see Pelly during a recent visit to Bombay and wishing him a safe return to England. The letter also dicusses the resolution of the commission in Baroda and the climate in Bombay.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
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Letter enclosing a copy of Pelly's resume of public service along with printed letters which cover his career up to 1872 (none are any longer enclosed). The letter also details that the operations in Behrein [Bahrain] for which Pelly was recommended for the KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order ...
Letter from Alfred Lyall, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that he had called on him in the hope of taking a drive with him and suggesting a time the following day to do so. The letter is dated only as Saturday, but is likely to have been written in October 1874.
Letter from Captain Lewis Pelly, 17th Regiment Native Infantry, Dapoorie [Dapuri] to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Letter regarding Pelly's application to the Staff Corps, which he had completed whilst on special duty in Calcutta and over which some confusion had arisen regarding the forms that had been sent to Pelly and the ones that had been submitted.
Extract from Sir James Outram's letter to the Adjutant General of the Army, Bombay
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Extract from a letter written by Sir James Outram supporting a commendation for Lewis Pelly for his work in Persia as Political Secretary to the Persian Field Force.
Letter from Lord Elcho, 23 St James's Place, to Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that he will call on him the day after tomorrow and referring to a letter from Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Elcho's reply to which is enclosed: Letter acknowledging receipt of copies of letters which Sir Colin has sent to The Times and regarding the language the Duke has used ...
List of scenes from the play the tragedy of Imaum Houssein
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The scenes on the list are numbered one to fifty-four in the order in which they are supposed to be rehearsed. Some of the numbered scenes have pencil ticks against them, some of which match up to those scenes which feature in the published work. The reverse of the list includes a separate list...
Letter from William H Allen & Co, 13 Waterloo Place, London to Lewis Pelly
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Letter updating Pelly on the printing of his book and the expectation that it will be ready by the end of May. A specimen sheet of their work thus far is also enclosed.
