Letter from Sir Philip Rose, 1 Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London to General Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB
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Letter congratulating Pelly on his engagement (to Amy Henrietta Lowder) and discussing the possibility of him renting No.2 Whitehall Gardens, London which is owned by Sir Philip.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)
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Letter regarding a possible vacancy on the Council of India owing to Sir Garnet Wosleley's departure for Cyprus and requesting that he be considered for the possible vacancy. Also included is an incomplete draft copy of the letter, written in Pencil on India Office stamped paper.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Proule, Rouen, Normandy to Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)
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Letter regarding his having read in the print that the mission to Afghanistan has been given to Sir Neville Chamberlain and again asking to be considered for any suitable positions that may arise.
Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, Athanaeum Club, Pall Mall, London to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton)
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Draft of a letter regarding his desire to return to employment once his leave ends in December 1878. The letter contains a number of corrections, amendments and sentences that have been crossed through.
Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding a letter to Pelly which Lord Lytton had omitted to send several months earlier in relation to Pelly's book and secret correspondence acquired by the British which proved that Nur Mohamed Shah was in the pay of the Ameer [Amir] and the Maharajah of Kashmir, who wanted to prevent ...
Letter from Alfred Charles Lyall to Sir Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding lists of crockery, furniture and other items which Pelly had been using at the Rajputana Residency and outlining which items Lyall intends to purchase from Pelly. Enclosed with the letter are two copies of the lists, the first list (folios 15-26) has been divided up into secti...
Letter from Lord Salisbury, Foreign Office to Lewis Pelly
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Letter accepting Pelly's offer to see the correspondence and informing Pelly that he had been in attendance during the Duke's speech but had missed the Duke's comments regarding Lord Lytton and himself.
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Esgair Machynlleth, North Wales to Lewis Pelly
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Letter describing the scenery of his accomodation in Wales and giving news of his family. The letter goes on to discuss conversations Merewether had whilst in London with Lord de Gray and Lord Clarendon about the need for vessels of war in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Also mentioned in the l...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Camp Nurpoor [Nurpur], F Districts to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the priestly faction in Muscat, the supreme Government there and the need of a 'fair expression' from Oman of whom they would prefer to see as Sultan as well as the likelihood that the Viceroy would take the opportunity to resume the British Government's previous policy with Mus...