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1. Mss Eur F126/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17
Title:
Journals kept by Lewis Pelly recording journeys and events in India and Zanzibar
Scope & Content:
File containing journals kept by Lewis Pelly during his early career in India. The journals include a recollection, written in 1854, of a post monsoon journey from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay in 1842; journeys taken in India in 1855 to mark his thirtieth birthday; an excursion to visit a tomb ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1862
Extent:

1 file, 5 items (27 folios)

2. 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

3. 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

4. Mss Eur F126/17, ff 23-26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, ff 23-26
Title:
Journal recounting a journey undertaken by Lewis Pelly in Zanzibar in 1862
Scope & Content:
The journal entry has been written on folios 23 and 24 only and recounts Lewis Pelly's visit to the Sohailee [Swahili] Sultan and describes the donkeys and men that awaited them on their boats arrival in the creek; the members of the French consul they encountered en route; and the countryside t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1862
Extent:

4 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/17, ff 7-20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, ff 7-20
Title:
Daily journal entries kept by Lewis Pelly 1 March to 1 April 1854
Scope & Content:
Daily entries in a journal covering the period 1 March to 1 April 1854 in which Pelly records his previous attempts at keeping a daily journal. The subjects covered in the diary include the life lessons he has learnt thus far; half completed publications he has been writing; his appointment in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1854
Extent:
14 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/17, ff 2-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/17, ff 2-5
Title:
Memorandum of a voyage on board a Dingee (Sindee boat) undertaken in the year 1842, from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay
Scope & Content:
Memorandum written by Lewis Pelly in about 1854 recollecting the events of his journey from Kurrachee [Karachi] to Bombay in 1942. The voyage described was undertaken with Captain Jones of the 12th Regiment and their intention was to meet, in Bombay, the first post monsoon steam vessel from Sind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
?1854
Extent:
5 folios

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