'Memo: of Evening Excursion 2nd February 1854 Roree [Rohri].'
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Memorandum of an evening excursion, undertaken by Lewis Pelly, on 2 February 1854 to Roree [Rohri] to visit the tombs og the seven sisters; the shrine of the prophet Ian; and the Fisherman's Isle; and describing each place visited in detail.
Letter from Lewis Pelly to His Highness Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat
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Letter informing His Highness of his having obtained an interview with the Viceroy of Hindoostan [Hindustan] at which he laid before him all matters relating to His Highness and his dominions. The letter goes on to inform His Highness that he (Pelly) would shortly be proceeding to Africa for a...
Telegram from the Private Secretary to the Governor General, Camp Umurpatra to Captain Lewis Pelly, Calcutta
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Telegram informing Pelly that the Governor General (Charles John Canning, Earl Canning) expected to be in Calcutta from 18 February and requesting that Pelly remain there until he arrived.
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre
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Demi-official letter in which Merewether expresses his vexation at the course that Colonel Phayre has chosen to adopt and stating that he had patiently dealt with the Colonel's objections and mistaken views in the hope that he would eventually realise the errors he was making but that his latest...
Letter from Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, Jacobabad to Captain Charles Henry Harrison, Political Agent, Khelat [Kalāt]
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Letter regarding entries in Captain Harrison's political diary regarding correspondence which the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt] had commenced with Ibrahim Khan of Chagkansoor [Chakhānsūr], Seistan [Sīstān] and regarding a statement within the correspondence that his people were originally subjects of K...
LA RUSSIE DANS LA CAUCASE: L'EXODE DES CIRCASSIENS ET LA COLONISATION RUSSE
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Printed article, in french, titled 'La Russie dans la Caucase: L'exode des circassiens et la colonisation Russe' by Ed. Dulaurier (Russia in the Caucasus: The exodus of the Circassians and Russian colonisation). The article recounts the history of the Circassian tribes, the threats to them whic...