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11. 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

12. 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

13. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 15-16
Title:
Letter No.4 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting on Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan's concerns that Dost Mahomed Khan intends to take Mermenah [Maīmanah] and to invade Herat territory, that he receives secret information through one of his wives who is the daughter of Dost Mahomed Khan, and that he believes the Indian Government to b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

14. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 17-18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 17-18
Title:
Letter No.5 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter informing His Excellency that the Persian Army at Merve [Merv] had been 'utterly defeated' at the hands of the Turcomans. The letter goes on to describe a letter from Humza Mirza which had arrived by messenger from Ameer [Amir] Shah Nawaz Khan's camp informing them of the attack on the P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

15. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 31-32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 31-32
Title:
Letter No.11 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a despatch from Sir Henry Rawlinson to Lord John Russell, 17 May 1860 in which Pelly was instructed to travel Eastward to Herat and Caubul [Kabul] and then on to meet with his Lordship in India. The letter encloses copies of Pelly's previous despatches 1-10 (folios 11-30) showi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

16. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 33-34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 33-34
Title:
Private letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, Viceroy of India
Scope & Content:
Private and unofficial letter explaining the lack of information in his accompanying despatch and the reason for his having forwarded a rough copy of his memorandum on the Persian defeat at Merv, which was owing to his horse having rolled on him in a river en route to the Persian Camp. The lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

17. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36
Title:
Letter No.12 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter requesting that Charles Alison (British Minister at Tehran) forward the enclosed message as a telegram to Earl Canning (Viceroy of India). The telegram reported that the Persian Force at Merv, which consisted of 30,000 men, 27 guns, and 20,000 followers, had been defeated by the Tekkie [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

18. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 37-38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 37-38
Title:
Letter No.14 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
Scope & Content:
Letter reporting that Sirdar Shir Ahmed Khan, third son of Sultan Ahmed Khan age 14, had died on 17 October of a wound to the mouth incurred a few days prior during action between his father's troops and the Jumsheedee [Jamshidi] tribe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

19. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 11-12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 11-12
Title:
Notes by Lewis Pelly on Mr M Khamkoff's mission in Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
Draft notes written by Lewis Pelly on the effects of the visit of Russian Officers to Herat, including the financial donations made, and the mission of M Khamkoff, a Russian whose route Pelly followed for a time. Mr Khamkoff's mission is discussed in detail in the notes, along with Pelly's own ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
2 folios

20. Mss Eur F126/33, ff 47-48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 47-48
Title:
Part of a letter from Lewis Pelly, Herat to an unknown recipient
Scope & Content:
Final folio of a letter from Lewis Pelly to either Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran, or Earl Canning, Viceroy of India reporting on news from Mermenah [Maīmanah] that the Wallee has come under attack from Feroosekohees and threats from Shibbergan [Shibirghān]. The letter goes on to st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1860
Extent:
2 folios

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