Letter from Lewis Pelly to James Robert Simson, Collector
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Letter regarding Mr Simsons troubles with the Vakeels and enclosing a note (no longer enclosed) from his assistant Captain Adelbert Cecil Talbot regarding the actions they have already taken in the hope there will be no further cause for complaint. The letter contains the printed seal of the Ea...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to William Lee Warner
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Letter regarding a Mr Higgins who is believed to have been mixed up with an unpleasant matter in Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] and who is proposing to visit Pelly's area of responsibility, and requesting further information on him and his proceedings at Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] as well as any relevant ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Jeypore [Jaipur] to A? L? Crommelin
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Letter regarding the ongoing matter between Colonel Williams and Leslie Saunders, including Saunders latest letter to Williams and instructing Crommelin on where to send the papers should Williams wish to take the matter further.
Letter from Colonel William Earle, Camp (Agra) to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that His Excellency wished Charles Umpherston Aitchison to accompany him to Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] and requesting that he be included in the arrangements.
Letter from Colonel William Earle, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter asking for Pelly's thoughts on the services of Colonel Samuel Hennell, and whether they were sufficient to give his son any special claim upon the Viceroy for a nomination to the Staff Corps. A postscript to the letter notes Earle's regret at the news that Pelly is having to take leave o...
Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter enclosing an article from the Delhi Gazette on the condition of the ancient Jain temple at Ajmere [Ajmer] and requesting Pelly's thoughts on whether actions needs to be taken from the temple's preservation and the likely expenditure required.
Letter from James Cavan Berkeley, Camp Kota to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 25 February 1874, submitting his opinion, in accordance with the views of Government, that 500 muskets should be supplied to the Tonk Durbar and promising the ensure the corresponding number of old arms are destroyed. The verso of folio 191 contains a pencil note from Henry Byam A...
Letter from Leslie Saunders, The Commissioner, Ajmere to The Chief Commissioner, Ajmere
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Letter No. 2432 of 1874, 3 August 1874 enclosing Letter No. 1182, 8 April 1874 regarding the publication of a Manual of Agriculture for the district. The letter relates to the suggestion of a monetary prize for the writing of the manual in Hindee with the prize being offered by a committee. The ...
Lewis Pelly's notes on events in Baroda 1873-1874 leading up to his appointment as Special Commissioner in Baroda. The notes comprise references to letters and documents in the left hand column and his thoughts on the matters contained within them in the right hand column. Pelly's observations a...
Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Sir Bartle Frere's return to England having been eclipsed by the visit of the Shah of Persia (Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh), who had arrived there the same day. The letter also informs Pelly of the general goings on at Simla, including weekly musical parties, football matches, a recent ma...