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581. Mss Eur F126/56, f 4 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 4 2
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to Captain Henry W Warner
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Captain Warner of Edwin Dawes's request to join his expedition to Riyar [Riyadh] and asking if Dawes can be spared.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1865
Extent:
1 folio

582. Mss Eur F126/56, f 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/56, f 5
Title:
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Koweit [Kuwait] to William Pears Johnstone
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Johnstone that although he cannot officially invite him to join the expedition to Riyath [Riyadh], he could come to Koweit [Kuwait] and then join them. The letter also advises Johnstone that Pelly is at that time unaware what his travel arrangements to Riyath will be, whether h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1865
Extent:
1 folio

583. Mss Eur F126/59, ff 2-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, ff 2-41
Title:
Handwritten report regarding the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse
Scope & Content:
Handwritten report, in Lewis Pelly's handwriting about the history of the Shat el Arab [Shatt al Arab] watercourse from the point where it commences at the uniting of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers through to where it flows into the Persian Gulf. The reports goes on to describe the agriculture...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
40 folios

584. Mss Eur F126/59, ff 69-70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/59, ff 69-70
Title:
Memorandum about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud]
Scope & Content:
Memorandum, written by Lewis Pelly, about Mohammed ibn Saood [Muhammad ibn Sa'ud] who was the first ruler to conquer all of the Nejd [Najd] territory, as well as the provinces of Al Ahsa [Al Hasa], Khatif [Al Qatif] and part of the Omman [Oman] Coast. The memorandum also discusses his successo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
2 folios

585. Mss Eur F126/82, ff 6-9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/82, ff 6-9
Title:
Letter No.3, from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter, marked private and confidential, dated 18 January 1875, informing Pelly that Frank Henry Souter (Commissioner of Police at Bombay) was en route and was bringing official letters with him. The letter goes on to report that the law officers had concluded that the Gaekwar (Malharrao, Gaek...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1875
Extent:
4 folios

586. Mss Eur F126/85, f 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/85, f 11
Title:
Letter No.302P from Frederick Henvey, the Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William to Lewis Pelly, the Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner at Baroda
Scope & Content:
Brief letter informing Pelly that the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook) approves of his proceedings contained within a letter to the Advocate General at Bombay (Andrew Scoble) and a yad? to the address of His Highness Mulhar Rao Guicowar [Gaekwar].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1875
Extent:
1 folio

587. Mss Eur F126/85, f 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/85, f 15
Title:
Copy of a service telegram from the Foreign Secretary, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner at Baroda
Scope & Content:
Telegram requesting that Pelly instruct the Counsel not to open the case as proposed by Jonathan Duncan Inverarity, or to use the documents mentioned as showing motive on the part of the Guikwar [Gaekwar] (Malharrao), as it would lead to a change in the enquiry into a political one and potential...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1875
Extent:
1 folio

588. Mss Eur F126/86, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/86, f 28
Title:
Letter from George Edwin Seward to (William?) Jeffreys
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1875
Extent:
1 folio

589. Mss Eur F126/86, f 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/86, f 37
Title:
Extract Telegram from Foreign Secretary, Calcutta to Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1875
Extent:
1 folio

590. Mss Eur F126/86, f 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/86, f 42
Title:
Letter from Frederick Segrave to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Messrs Payne and Bhaishunker having interviewed Hurreeba Dada and that they would be requesting permission to interview Sahin and Eshwuntras too.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1875
Extent:
1 folio