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71. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 121-122

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 121-122
Title:
Letter from Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton, Dorking, Surrey to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking Pelly for information regarding the Political Department which he had sent for his son Alfred; sending Pelly a pamphlet on learning 'living' languages (no longer enclosed); and regarding the Prince of Wales's (Albert Edward, later Edward VII) forthcoming visit to India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1875
Extent:
2 folios

72. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 124-125

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 124-125
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James's Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
Scope & Content:
Draft letter to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India regarding private letters he had received from Lord Northbrook which contained assurances that he might remain in England until November 1876.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1875
Extent:
2 folios

73. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 142-145

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 142-145
Title:
Letter from William Howell Beynon, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking Pelly for the kindness he has shown to his wife Charlotte Beynon; announcing his departure from Rajpootana [Rajasthan] and giving reactions from friends and colleagues to the news; and discussing the recent visit of the Viceroy (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton) and the Pri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1876
Extent:
4 folios

74. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 150-153

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 150-153
Title:
Letter from Charles Burslam Saunders, The Residency, Hyderabad to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he would have arranged for someone to meet him at Bombay, but he had been reported to be on a different vessel and it was too late once they knew to arrange anything. The letter concludes by enquiring after Pelly's health and informing him that he has been asked to g...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1876
Extent:
4 folios

75. Mss Eur F126/7, f 260

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, f 260
Title:
Letter from Evelyn Baring, 23 St James's Place, London to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief note informing Pelly that he needs to postpone a visit to him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1879
Extent:

1 folio

76. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 185-188

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 185-188
Title:
Letter from Henry Carstairs Pelly, Abbey Leix, Ireland to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
The letter details his visit to his brother-in-law (John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix) and the contrast between their life in Ireland and the accounts of poverty and destitution he has heard of among the people in general there. The Letter also enquires as to what P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1877
Extent:
4 folios

77. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 193-194

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 193-194
Title:
Letter from L-C P, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the re-opening of frontier passes and trade, and explaining that the sudden decision to re-open them caught many traders unprepared. A postscript to the letter refers to a brief report the author wrote about Surat the previous year and notes that the information contained withi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1877
Extent:
2 folios

78. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 205-206

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 205-206
Title:
Letter from Albert W Woods, College of Arms to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB, KCSI
Scope & Content:
Letter enclosing Pelly's warrant to accompany his having been appointed an ordinary member of the Civil division of the Second Class of Knights Commanders of the Honourable Order of the Bath. (Warrant no longer enclosed).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1877
Extent:
2 folios

79. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 224-225

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 224-225
Title:
Letter from Albert W Woods, College of Arms to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging Pelly's request for a drawing of his coat of arms and providing information on Pelly's lineage which he needs Pelly to confirm is correct.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1878
Extent:

2 folios

80. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 280-281

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 280-281
Title:
Letter from Richard Congreve, 22 South Terrace, Littlehampton, Sussex to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the death of Mr Henry Geddis on 9 March and informing Pelly how friends and family are coping with the loss.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1880
Extent:

2 folios