Letter from [Charles Umpherston Aitchison], Gorton Castle, Simla to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Pelly's retinue; an outbreak of cholera in Simla; and Aitchison's plans for returning to England. The letter itself is missing the last folio(s) including the signature of the author, who has been identified through his handwriting as Charles Umpherston Aitchison.
Letter from Donald Robertson, Horringer Rectory, nr Bury St Edmunds to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Donaldson's hopes of obtaining an appointment in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] on his return to India and asking if Pelly would be willing to write a few lines in support of his application.
Letter from Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton, Dorking, Surrey to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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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.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James's Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
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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.
Letter from William Howell Beynon, Jeypore [Jaipur] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
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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...
Letter from Charles Burslam Saunders, The Residency, Hyderabad to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
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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...
Note enclosing copies of Lord Elcho's correspondence with the Duke of Argyll and his thoughts on the section of a book which the Duke had referred to. Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Argyll Lodge, Kensington to Lord Elcho, dated 21 May 1879 regarding a notice in the Pall Mall which the Duke assu...
Letter from Lord Salisbury, 20 Arlington Street, to Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that had he realised accusations had been made against Pelly he would have 'obtained the Duke's disavowal in the house', and commenting that the reason that no one has answered the statements made in the Duke's book is that no one has read it. He also returns the papers Pe...