Letter regarding Jacob's concerns over the state of the Indian Army and comparing it to how the Scinde Irregular Horse is run. The letter also informs Pelly that he has given one of Pelly's saddles to Lieutenant George William Macauley, and informing him how his horses are doing. The letter re...
Note informing Pelly that there are letters en route to him and requesting he arrange for Smith, Elder & Co to make copies of them for William Lockyer Merewether.
Note regarding a letter and several packets of correspondence which he sent on to both Pelly and to Smith, Elder & Co, in order to have the papers copied for William Lockyer Merewether. A postscript to the letter comments on Pelly's description of Jacob as 'unemployed' in one of Pelly's let...
Letter regarding Pelly's decision to stay in England; the type and amount of work that Jacob is currently undertaking; the contents of Jacob's 'progress letters'; and the situation in Herat.
Letter regarding the downfall of the Native Indian Army and Jacob's concerns over the promotion of officers and regiments and corps. The letter also discusses Pelly's health, questions of religion, and Jacob's views on the church (Church of England).
Letter regarding Jacob's vision for the standard and examination requirements of young men being recruited to India and his concerns over the attitude of some of the Individuals being appointed there.
Letter regarding the welfare of the English people and his opinions on the Church (of England) and its teaching. Also discussed are the news of Jacob having been proposed to take Sir James Outram's place on the Council of India and a letter he has received from William Lockyer Merewether. Enclo...
Letter informing Pelly that he is unwell and has gone blind and asking him to look at an enclosed letter from Widdicombe. The letter from Widdicombe is no longer enclosed, however there is an enclosed letter, with duplicate copy, from Jacob to the editor of TheTimes, 19 August 1858, written in...
Letter regarding an extract of a letter from Jacob to Henry Green which was published in the Spectator 3 July 1858 and of the remarks that accompanied the letter, which Jacob objects to. Enclosed with the letter is a copy of a letter from John Jacob to Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 22 August 1...
Letter from William Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's safe arrival in Kurrachee [Karachi] and forwarding letters for him from Lord Canning. The letter also contains what Merewether considers the 'heartbreaking' proceedings in Sind with the cavalry.