Archive Reference (shelfmark): Mss Eur F126 / Digitised Content: Yes (available) - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 195-196
Title:: Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Simla to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:: Letter informing Pelly of his united approach, as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to the frontier policy and discussing the difficulties being caused by it not being matched with a united approach from the British Government.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Jul 1877
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 197-198
Title:: Letter from Horace George Walpole, 18 Linden Gardens, London to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding an unnamed matter which he has resolved with Lord Beaconsfield's private secretary.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 20 Jul 1877
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 199-200
Title:: Letter from the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury), India Office to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter informing Pelly that a knighthood is to be conferred upon him.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 3 Aug 1877
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 201-204
Title:: Letter from Lewis Pelly, Athanaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to the Marquess of Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)
Scope & Content:: Letter to the Marquess of Salisbury thanking him for his role in Pelly receiving the knighthood of the Order of Bath. Enclosed with the letter is a draft copy of the letter to the Marquess of Salisbury acknowledging that Queen Victoria wishes to confer upon him the honour of the Order of Bath.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Aug 1877
Extent:: 4 folios

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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 207-209
Title:: Letter from William Howell Beynon, Frenches, Redhill, Surrey to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding Beynon's intention of travelling to India via ship to aid his recovering health and giving news from Jeypoor [Jaipur] including of Alfred Comyn Lyall's move to Simla to take up an appointment there.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 6 Oct 1877
Extent:: 3 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 210-211
Title:: Letter from [George Christopher Molesworth] Birdwood, Acton to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding the political situation with regard to Bulgaria and Armenia; and regarding a request from Mr Townshend of the Spectator, which he hopes Pelly will act promptly in regard to.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Oct 1877
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 212-213
Title:: Clipping from the Indian Daily News, Calcutta
Scope & Content:: Clipping of a report from the Indian Daily News, recounting an event at which the Viceroy (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton) was in attendance and detailing the speech that he gave regarding the state of India, including recent famines and his Viceroy's tour.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Jan 1878
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 214-215
Title:: Letter from Horace Walpole, India Office to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB, KCSI
Scope & Content:: Letter regarding Pelly's request to succeed Sir Alfred Wilde on the Council of India and reporting on Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)'s response that they require someone with a detailed knowledge of the Army in India for the vacancy as the council currently lac...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 12 Feb 1878
Extent:: 2 folios

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