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1391. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 49-56
Title:
Letter No.13 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of the letter submitting remarks on the Bokhara [Bukhara] Territory. The remarks include assertions by the son of Shah Rookh [Shah Rukh] over his father's title of Sahib-i-Ikhtyar and position of influence with the Ameer [Amir] of Bokhara and local intelligence that he had never held ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
8 folios

1392. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 57-87
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India in which he has enclosed a letter from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat, for His Lordship's attention. The letter itself contains Pelly's remarks on 'the political condition and prospects of that portion ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
29 folios

1393. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 88-96

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 88-96
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to The Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Neat copy of a letter to Thomas George Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on his efforts to ascertain 'the real effect which has been produced by the visit of the Russian Officers to Herat'. The letter reports on the rumoured political advances and lavish expenditure made by the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1860
Extent:
9 folios

1394. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 120-141

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 120-141
Title:
Copies of entries from Lewis Pelly's journal of his Afghanistan trip
Scope & Content:
Copies of the entries from Lewis Pelly's Afghanistan journal covering the period 31 October 1860 to 16 November 1860 from his arrival at Herat until his arrival at Candahar [Kandahar]. Full copies of Pelly's journal can be seen in other files within this series, particularly Mss Eur F126/30 whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1864
Extent:
22 folios

1395. Mss Eur F126/36, f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, f 8
Title:
Draft letter from Pelly dated 5 August requesting permission to return to Bushire from England via Persia and Teheran [Tehran] rather than Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter drafted by Pelly whilst at St James Club, London requesting permission to return to Bushire via Teheran [Tehran] in order to discuss matters relating to the Telegraph Line at the Court of Persia
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 folio

1396. Mss Eur F126/36, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, f 16
Title:
Letter from Pelly regarding his return to Bushire and arrangements to send two Persian Cats to England
Scope & Content:
Letter from Pelly to the officer in charge at Bushire regarding his intention to return to Bushire via Russia and Tehran and requesting the officer meet Pelly along the Shiraz road. A postscript to the letter gives instructions to send one white and one tortoise shell Persian cat to Mrs Brooke ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1868
Extent:
1 folio

1397. Mss Eur F126/36, ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, ff 4-5
Title:
Notes from Pelly to his Excellency the Governor of Bombay regarding the use of Munshees and his own position as Political Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The notes by Pelly document occasions where the lead munshee has represented the British Government at the Muscat Court, the practicalities of having someone who knows Persian thoroughly and understands local affairs, and the difficulty in undertaking orders from the Foreign Office in a residency...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
2 folios

1398. Mss Eur F126/36, ff 13-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/36, ff 13-15
Title:
Memorandum by Pelly on the development of Steam and Telegraph Communications and their impact on the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The memo gives Pelly's thoughts on the role of the Persian Gulf Residency in the suppression of the Slave Trade and Piracy and also in the development of Trade. Pelly goes on to give his thoughts on Bushire as the location for the Political Residency, including the unsuitability of its locatio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
3 folios

1399. Mss Eur F126/42, f 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/42, f 19
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, en route to Shiraz to George Andrew Atkinson
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the need for the Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] quarrel to be amicably settled and passing on instructions from the Viceroy (Sir John Lawrence) to the Sultan of Muscat (Salim II bin Thuwaini) on how he is expected to act during the negotiations.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1868
Extent:
1 folio

1400. Mss Eur F126/43, f 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/43, f 38
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to The Manager, Agra and Masterman's Bank, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting that the bank hand Pelly's power of attorney letter to Mr Alfred Hyman Louis.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1866
Extent:

1 folio