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1. Mss Eur F126/65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65
Title:
Miscellaneous Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's Service in the Persian Gulf and India
Scope & Content:
The file contains a private journal kept by Lewis Pelly from January to February 1865; notes taken by him during his journey to Riyadh January to March 1865; sketches, correspondence, financial accounts and other papers. Included within the file are: Extract showing a record of posting from the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Persian, and Urdu
Date Range:
c 1865-c 1873
Extent:

1 file, 2 items (66 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/57
Title:
Draft journal of Lewis Pelly's journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
Scope & Content:
The journal contains entries for each day of Lewis Pelly's journey and records the exact distances travelled each day and the amount of time required to cover the distance. Where possible longitudes and latitudes have been recorded using the North Star and Rigil to determine them along with the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1865-17 Mar 1865
Extent:

1 file (35 folios)

3. 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)

4. Mss Eur F126/58

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/58
Title:
Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
Scope & Content:
The fair copy of the diary is not complete and only covers the entries for 18-2, 24 and 26-27 February. The entries for each day give the distances travelled, how long each stage took, longitude & latitude co-ordinates for their destination each day, comments on the availability of water, d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1865-27 Feb 1865
Extent:

1 file (7 folios)

5. Mss Eur F126/66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/66
Title:
Newspaper Articles on Affairs in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The cuttings are from The Friend of India and The Bombay Saturday Review.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866
Extent:

1 file, 2 items (5 folios)