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641. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 28-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 28-31
Title:
Letter from Henry Green, Gundava to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the need for an advance to Quetta to prevent open rebellion and the value of having an English officer with the Khan of Kelat [Kalāt] to prevent him being dethroned by Hamed Azad Khan. The letter goes on to discuss Green's fears that Afghanistan and Beloochistan [Baluchistan] co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1858
Extent:
4 folios

642. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 34-35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 34-35
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Jacob's concerns over the state of the Indian Army and comparing it to how the Scinde Irregular Horse is run. The letter also informs Pelly that he has given one of Pelly's saddles to Lieutenant George William Macauley, and informing him how his horses are doing. The letter re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1858
Extent:
2 folios

643. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 118-119

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 118-119
Title:
Note from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Note informing Pelly that there are letters en route to him and requesting he arrange for Smith, Elder & Co to make copies of them for William Lockyer Merewether.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1858
Extent:
2 folios

644. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 144-145

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 144-145
Title:
Note from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Note regarding a letter and several packets of correspondence which he sent on to both Pelly and to Smith, Elder & Co, in order to have the papers copied for William Lockyer Merewether. A postscript to the letter comments on Pelly's description of Jacob as 'unemployed' in one of Pelly's let...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1858
Extent:
2 folios

645. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 146-149

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 146-149
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's decision to stay in England; the type and amount of work that Jacob is currently undertaking; the contents of Jacob's 'progress letters'; and the situation in Herat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1858
Extent:
4 folios

646. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 172-175

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 172-175
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the downfall of the Native Indian Army and Jacob's concerns over the promotion of officers and regiments and corps. The letter also discusses Pelly's health, questions of religion, and Jacob's views on the church (Church of England).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1858
Extent:
4 folios

647. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 176-179

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 176-179
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Jacob's vision for the standard and examination requirements of young men being recruited to India and his concerns over the attitude of some of the Individuals being appointed there.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jul 1858
Extent:
4 folios

648. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 184-197

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 184-197
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the welfare of the English people and his opinions on the Church (of England) and its teaching. Also discussed are the news of Jacob having been proposed to take Sir James Outram's place on the Council of India and a letter he has received from William Lockyer Merewether. Enclo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1858
Extent:
14 folios

649. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 233-237

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 233-237
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he is unwell and has gone blind and asking him to look at an enclosed letter from Widdicombe. The letter from Widdicombe is no longer enclosed, however there is an enclosed letter, with duplicate copy, from Jacob to the editor of TheTimes, 19 August 1858, written in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1858
Extent:
6 folios

650. Mss Eur F126/1, ff 241-244

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Mss Eur F126/1, ff 241-244
Title:
Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an extract of a letter from Jacob to Henry Green which was published in the Spectator 3 July 1858 and of the remarks that accompanied the letter, which Jacob objects to. Enclosed with the letter is a copy of a letter from John Jacob to Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 22 August 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1858
Extent:
4 folios