Letter from Lewis Pelly, Aboo [Ābu] to William Arden Crommelin
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Letter enclosing a memorandum from a coachman and requesting reports from the Superintendent Engineer on the state of the road: The memorandum details the difficulties with the road between Erinpoora [Erinpura] and Sanderao and beyond and the damage being caused to carriages by the difficulties.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo [Ābu] to Percy William Powlett
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Letter regarding Pelly's intention to study all the states and Chiefs under his responsibility and the rumours that this has sparked. The letter goes on to discuss matters with the Maharajah of Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] and the Ulwa [Alwar] chief and requesting information on the protocol for visit...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo [Ābu] to Maharajah Dhiraj Maharajah Prithei Singh [Mahārājā Prithvī Singh] Bahadoor of Kishengurh [Kishangarh]
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Letter regarding a letter he should already have received relieving him of his difficulties in regard to Futtehgurh [Fatehgarh]; and informing him of his hopes of visiting Kishengurh [Kishangarh] in about eight weeks time.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo [Ābu] to Maharao Prahmalji II, Rao of the Princely State of Kutch
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Letter regarding a request from His Highness (Maharao Prahmalji II) through Colonel Goodfellow, Political Agent at Kutch to transfer one of his Vakeel's and giving Pellys response that he does not require Pelly's permission to do so, and noting that the Vakeel has however expressed his willingne...
Letter from Lewis Pelly to Captain Henry Byam Abbott, Assistant to the Agent to the Governor General, Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter regarding Pelly having returned to Camp to find both his assistants had departed and instructing that until the Viceroy departs there should be one assistant there at all times. The letter also discusses matters relating to the pitching of the camp.
Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
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Draft letter explaining the need for mortars and guns as the Chief of Futtergurh [Fatehgarh] had not acceded to terms set 6 months previous and that the existing weaponry there would not be effective against him. The letter goes on to discuss requirements should they intend to deal with Dacoit...
Letter No.11 of 1873 from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to an undisclosed recipient (Government of India?)
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Letter concerning the 'advisability or otherwise' of developing pearl fisheries in the deeper channels of the Persian Gulf. The letter details the political situation in regards to responsibility for the pearl banks in the Gulf; past actions taken by the Government to prevent British subjects o...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Jeypore [Jaipur] to His Lordship the Viceroy of India (Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook)
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Letter regarding the spring crops which are thriving; matters with the Ulwer [Alwar] Chief; the appointment of a new native minister in Kotah; current matters in Bikaneer [Bīkāner] where there as been a change of ministry; matters in Dholepore [Dholpur] where individuals have been meddling the a...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Aboo [Ābu] to the Secretary to the New Bank of Bombay Limited
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Letter requesting that the bank advance Pelly £800 to be paid to the chancery in London on the basis of his having 30,000 rupees with the bank that cannot be accessed until Mr Narayn Vasedes will has gone through probate and stating that the bank holds £2000 of Pelly's railway stock which could ...