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51. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 243-246

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 243-246
Title:
Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Simla to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that there are no positions at present that he feels would justify inflicting a straw widowhood (term used to describe a woman whose husband was often away on business) on Lady Pelly. The letter goes on to discuss the need for military action to take place on the Indian f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1878
Extent:

4 folios

52. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248
Title:
Letter from Henry Cecil Raikes, Watton House, Hertford to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he had not wished to reply to his letter until he had seen Lord Salisbury and that owing to the weather he had not been able to until that day. The letter goes on to recount his meeting with Lord Salisbury on Pelly's behalf in which Pelly's current position was discu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1878
Extent:

2 folios

53. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 276-279

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 276-279
Title:
Letter from Jane Anne Yate, Minber House, Churbridge to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding her son who has been posted to Kelat and regarding her concerns over the heat the troops are exposed to and of their general well being.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1880
Extent:

4 folios

54. Mss Eur F126/7, f 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, f 53
Title:
Letter from Thomas Henry Sanderson, Foreign Office to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that Lord Derby (Edward Stanley, 15th Earl Derby, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) has been summoned to the cabinet at 3pm (when Pelly had been due to see him) and suggesting he call there at 2.30pm instead.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1874
Extent:
1 folio

55. Mss Eur F126/7, f 231

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, f 231
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)
Scope & Content:
Letter enquiring whether there are any suitable posts for his employment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1878
Extent:

1 folio

56. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 24-25
Title:
Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Foreign Department, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly, CSI, Officiating Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Chiefs of Nuzzur, Pesheust and Khillat who have been invited to attend the Durbah in Agra and the arrangements that needed to be made for them to attend including provisions for Horses and Elephants. The verso of folio twenty-five gives a breakdown of the costs involved in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1873
Extent:
2 folios

57. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 26-27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 26-27
Title:
Letter from William Howell Beynon, Jeypour [Jaipur] to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Lewis Pelly's forthcoming visit to Jeypour and arrangements for greeting the Maharaja. The letter also submits a request from the Maharaja for his sons to be permitted to sit at the Durbar, but not to be included in the number of followers attending. The letter concludes by re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1873
Extent:
2 folios

58. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 46-47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 46-47
Title:
Letter from Lord Northbrook, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter, marked private, from Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook and Viceroy of India formally confirming Pelly's appointment as Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1874
Extent:
2 folios

59. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 50-51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 50-51
Title:
Letter from Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, Odeypore [Udaipur] to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he had written to Major John Campbell Gunning for information on the strength of the Bheel corps, and that he had also written to the Durbar who he had learned had not received the report regarding the behaviour of the Corps and Major Gunning. The letter goes on to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1874
Extent:
2 folios

60. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 60-61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 60-61
Title:
Letter from Thomas Henry Sanderson, Foreign Office to Sir Lewis Pelly, CSI, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that Lord Derby has recommended him to the Secretary of State for India to receive honours. The letter includes a draft in pencil of Pelly's reply expressing his pleasure at the news.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1874
Extent:
2 folios