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681. Mss Eur F126/13, f 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, f 26
Title:
Resolution No. 2069 from the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Resolution on Colonel Pelly's report No.22, dated 26 April 1864 praising the tact and judgement of the Resident [Pelly] and considering the intelligence within the report to be 'in the highest degree satisfactory'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1864
Extent:
1 folio

682. Mss Eur F126/13, ff 35-106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/13, ff 35-106
Title:
Letters of acknowledgment of services rendered to Government
Scope & Content:
Volume of handwritten testimonials to the work of Lewis Pelly throughout his career in the India Office. the testimonials have been arranged according to his various appointments from 1857 to 1873: 1. Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 36-42): Copy of letter No. 40 of 1857 from Brigadier ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1873
Extent:

72 folios

683. Mss Eur F126/17, f 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, f 6
Title:
'Journal commenced 15 November 1853 [1855] Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills'
Scope & Content:
Journal entries dated 15 and 17 November 1855 recounting a ride to 'Arthur's Seat', a viewpoint on the Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills which Pelly visited to commemorate the end of his twenty-ninth year. The journal entries also recount a ride with Mr Carey to Purbabshur (in Ajmer) to visit ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1855
Extent:
1 folio

684. Mss Eur F126/17, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, ff 21-22
Title:
'Memo: of Evening Excursion 2nd February 1854 Roree [Rohri].'
Scope & Content:
Memorandum of an evening excursion, undertaken by Lewis Pelly, on 2 February 1854 to Roree [Rohri] to visit the tombs og the seven sisters; the shrine of the prophet Ian; and the Fisherman's Isle; and describing each place visited in detail.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1854
Extent:

2 folios

685. Mss Eur F126/21, ff 32-33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/21, ff 32-33
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly to His Highness Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat
Scope & Content:
Letter informing His Highness of his having obtained an interview with the Viceroy of Hindoostan [Hindustan] at which he laid before him all matters relating to His Highness and his dominions. The letter goes on to inform His Highness that he (Pelly) would shortly be proceeding to Africa for a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1861
Extent:
2 folios

686. Mss Eur F126/36, f 17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, f 17
Title:
Handwritten draft by Pelly of Political Department letter No. 63
Scope & Content:
Letter from Pelly citing a letter received by a local Sheik [Shaikh] who wishes to meet with him when he calls at Bassidore (British Naval Base on Qeshm Island) to further the Sheik's territory's friendship with the British Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 folio

687. Mss Eur F126/36, ff 9-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, ff 9-12
Title:
Draft letter from Pelly regarding affairs in Muscat and Bushire
Scope & Content:
Draft letter in pencil from Pelly to 'his excellency' (most likely the governor of Bombay) regarding his visits to Muscat, the progression of the Telegraph Station at Jashk [Jask], a misunderstanding Colonel Disbrowe had which needed to be resolved by Pelly and other matters in Muscat and Bushir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
4 folios

688. Mss Eur F126/44, f 23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, f 23
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Middle folio of a letter regarding an [unnamed] clerk having handed in his resignation which had been accepted by the Bombay Government; Mr Lucas not having returned to Bushire; Edwards drawing Pelly's pay in order to meet the Residency's payments; and regarding whether or not Pelly wishes to se...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 folio

689. Mss Eur F126/44, f 93

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, f 93
Title:
Letter from the Laskerachee to Reay Moonshee
Scope & Content:
Letter, in Persian and translated into English, regarding Ghoolam Ali [Ghulam 'Ali], an inhabitant of Bushire who had agreed to serve on a steamer for one month in order to travel from Bombay to Bushire to visit his parents, however the Captain of the steamer was refusing to permit him to leave ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
12 Jul 1866
Extent:
1 folio

690. Mss Eur F126/44, ff 3-4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 3-4
Title:
Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Mr Hayward who is seeking a promotion; Jemant ood Deen, an Indian baker who is currently unemployed and who Edwards feels would make an excellent Butler for Pelly; and the benefits in having peons [orderlies] from Bombay rather than using Persian servants. A postscript to the l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1863
Extent:
2 folios