Letter from Malcolm Green, Camp Moostunes [Mustung?] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter enquring whether or not Pelly has returned to Tehran; discussing matters with the Shah and details of the route Pelly might be taking through India and Afghanistan.
Letter regarding Pelly's letters of 4, 6, 7, 12 and 14 June 1858 relating to his civil appointment and his disagreements with Colonel Frederick Goldsmid and cautioning Pelly to avoid reacting to the situation before discussing the possibility of Pelly either returning to India or remaining in En...
Letter from Lewis Pelly to Barrow Helbert Ellis, Sukkur
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Letter regarding the debate over whether to build a railway or a canal to link Kurrachee [Karachi] to the Indus which he and Ellis differ on, and detailing Pelly's reasoning behind his support of the canal proposal, including giving prospective costs for the movement of both people and goods by ...
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Henry Bartle Frere
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Letter regarding the rebellion of the chiefs and tribes of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] against the Khan of Kelat [Kalāt] (Mir Khudadad Khan), which Jacob believes was intended to place Azad Khan, chief of Kharan on the throne of Kelat. The letter gives Jacob's impressions of Azad Khan, what is ...
Draft letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Henry Bartle Frere
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Draft of a letter to Bartle Frere regarding Jacob's fears of a mutiny and rebellion in upper Sind if matters continue as they are and his ongoing fears of ruin for the whole empire under the current guidance of the British Government. Enclosed with the letter is a letter from John Braithwaite H...
Letter from John Braithwaite Hardy to an unknown recipient
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Letter containing Jacob's observations on news from the British papers including his concerns over the plans to establish a 'state church' (Church of England) in India. Also discussed are Lord Palmerston's policies towards the Indian Empire, which Jacob believes will bring the entire empire to ...
Letter from William Merewether, 37 York Terrace, London to Lewis Pelly
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Letter continuing on from the letter of 2 June regarding his movements and arranging to meet up with Pelly. The letter also refers to an enclosed copy of a letter from John Jacob to Sir Charles Trevalyan (no longer enclosed) and concludes by discussing Merewether's ideas for the divisions in In...
Letter regarding Pelly's intention of 'moving' on the Persian War affair and enclosing a copy of the farewell orders which were not published in England, and discussing the gross injustice perceived by Jacob at individuals recommended by him for honors having been overlooked.
Letter from Henry Green, Khelat [kalat] to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Green's work in Khelat [Kalāt], his success in suppressing rebellions there thus far, the pressures on the people of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] to detach themselves from India, and the need to occupy Quetta before other forces do. The letter updates Pelly on news of the moveme...
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Coleshill, Warwickshire to Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding the news that Pelly may remain in England after all and the work that Merewether feels they still need to do there. The letter also informs Pelly that he has sent Stewart's statement to Lord Stanley for consideration.