Letter from Dr William James Moore, Ajmere [Ajmer] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
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Letter regarding rumours that Pelly is to accept a seat on the Council of India and giving news from Rajpootana [Rājasthān], including of the visit of the Prince of Wales (Edward Albert, later Edward VII) and of recent appointments by friends and colleagues.
Letter from [Louis(a) D Randhaisan], [Otford] to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, on leave in England
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Letter informing Pelly that he/she has not yet heard whether or not he goes with Lord Lytton; and regarding his/her son Ernest who is in Colorado working as a farmer but is struggling and is looking for work in other countries including Canada, Australia and India. The handwriting in this lette...
Copy of a Letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to The Right Honourable Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)
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Letter enclosing a note from Edwin Arnold (no longer enclosed) and supporting Arnold's application to go to India. The letter goes on to acknowledge receipt of a letter from Lord Lytton regarding the Western Frontier and the Northern States and that his leave is due to expire and to propose th...
Letter from G I Holborn, 1 Upper Berkeley Street, London to General Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB
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Letter discussing Pelly's wishes to have portraits of himself and his fiancée Amy Henrietta Lowder made for their engagement announcements, which would include an image of Amy's stepfather Sir Rutherford Alcock, and detailing various prices and options.
Letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Athanaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)
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Letter encosing a copy of a telegram (no longer enclosed) and informing his Lordship that he is available to return to work at a day's notice should there be any suitable duty for him. The date of the letter is difficult to read, but may be 3 October 1878.
Draft letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, India Office to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)
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Draft copy of a letter regarding his recent engagement to Sir Rutherford Alcock's stepdaughter (Amy Henrietta Lowder); informing him that the wedding is to take place at Westminster Abbey on 1 August 1878; and observing that he was sure Lord Lytton's private secretary Owen Tudor Burne would have...
Letter from J S Townsend, The Manchester Guardian, 9 Northumberland Street, Strand, London to Sir Lewis Pelly, CSI, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter thanking Pelly for a list of his public services he had sent in, and amending the time at which they are to meet the following day.
Letter from Ram Sing [Sawai Ram Singh II, Maharajah of Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General of Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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Letter expressing his regret that he was unable to see Pelly during a recent visit to Bombay and wishing him a safe return to England. The letter also dicusses the resolution of the commission in Baroda and the climate in Bombay.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Lord George Hamilton, Under Secretary of State for India
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Letter enclosing a copy of Pelly's resume of public service along with printed letters which cover his career up to 1872 (none are any longer enclosed). The letter also details that the operations in Behrein [Bahrain] for which Pelly was recommended for the KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order ...
