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11. Mss Eur F126/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/12
Title:
Commissions of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Certificates of commission for each of Lewis Pelly's appointments in the East India Company: Captain 23 November 1856; Major 18 February 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 15 November 1861; Lieutenant Colonel (Local Rank) 30 June 1863; Lieutenant Colonel 12 December 1866; Major General 01 Apr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 Jul 1857-17 Jul 1882
Extent:

1 file (8 folios)

12. Mss Eur F126/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/24
Title:
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings about Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Press cuttings from British and Indian Newspapers regarding the Afghan War (today known as the 2nd Afghan-Anglo War), negotiations in Cabul [Kabul], the British Government's policy with regards to the Indian Frontier, and the movements of the Russians during the war. The cuttings have been tak...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
07 Sep 1878-19 Oct 1878
Extent:

1 volume (150 folios)

13. Mss Eur F126/111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/111
Title:
Sketch map of the Arabian coast between Al Katif and Ras Jibsk
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Hand drawn sketch map showing the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf between Al Katif and Ras Jibsk. Notations concerning the topography of the region cover the face of the map with graticule lines with degrees of latitude inserte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:

1 map

14. Mss Eur F126/107, f 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/107, f 2
Title:
Sketch map of Arabia
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn rough map signed by Sir Lewis Pelly showing his intended route from Koweit [Kuwait] via Riyath [Riyadh] to Bahrein [Bahrain] with notations concerning the terrain features and the approximate location of the settlements marked. Indicates the boundary between Nej...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865
Extent:
1 map

15. Mss Eur F126/104

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/104
Title:
A Map of Turkestan illustrating the travels of Arminius Vamberry in 1863
Scope & Content:
Imprint: London, published by John Murray, Albermarle Street. Lithographed by Stanfords Geog. Estab. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Shows the route of the author by red line. The verso of the folio contains the title 'Vamberry's map of Central Asia' written in Lewis Pelly...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863
Extent:

1 map

16. Mss Eur F126/84, ff 48-51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/84, ff 48-51
Title:
'Threatening Letters'
Scope & Content:
Death threat made towards the Viceroy (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook), Sir Lewis Pelly, Mr Frank Henry Souter, Khan Bahadoor Acbar Ali [Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur] and Rao Sahib Gujanand Withul, in relation to the Baroda Proclamation and the deposition of the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1875
Extent:
4 folios

17. Mss Eur F126/107

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/107
Title:
Maps of Sir Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
Scope & Content:
The file contains a label and 3 maps to accompany Sir Lewis Pelly's Reports of Travel to Riyadh.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865
Extent:

4 folios

18. Mss Eur F126/106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/106
Title:
Sketch map of the route from Bunder Abbas to Cape Jask. 1864
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Below title the note: Protracted by Mr [Edwin] Dawes, late Indian Navy, to accompany Colonel Pelly's despatch No.73 of 1864. Shows the line of route with distances ‘calculated from the time actually employed in marching’. Districts labelled fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1864
Extent:

1 map

19. Mss Eur F126/21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/21
Title:
Russia in Asia - Growing influence of Europe on Asia
Scope & Content:
The file contains journal articles, correspondence, papers and memorandum relating to russian involvement in Asia 1850s-1860s and Pelly's mission to Herat and Afghanistan in 1760. The material relating to Russian involvement and influences in Asia primarily consists of journal articles, in fren...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1858-1866
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (67 folios)

20. Mss Eur F126/84, ff 40-47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/84, ff 40-47
Title:
The Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Correspondence with the Governor of Bombay, Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse: Letter from Sir Philip Wodehouse, Parell, to Sir Lewis Pelly, 1 December 1874, regarding an alternative solution for Baroda, to include: Colonel Robert Phayre being removed from his post and replaced by someone appointed by...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1874-1 Dec 1874
Extent:
8 folios