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671. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 19-21

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 19-21
Title:
Letter from Oliver St John, 49 Victoria Road, Kensington, London to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter congratulating Pelly on his departure from the Persian Gulf and his new appointment in Rajputana [Rājasthān]. The letter goes on to discuss St John's forthcoming plans; Reuters's interest in Russia and Northern Persia, and not Southern Persia, being his reason for not pursuing any oppor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1873
Extent:
4 folios

672. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 134-135

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 134-135
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Windham Club, St James Square, London to Sir Philip Rose
Scope & Content:
Letter thanking Sir Philip for his 'powerful and most valuable assistance' and expressing his hope that the matter may now be disposed of. The letter also discusses the possibility of their meeting, and states that he has not had the opportunity of meeting Sir Frederick Haynes.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1876
Extent:
2 folios

673. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 156-159

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 156-159
Title:
Letter from Samuel Swinton Jacob, Jeypoor [Jaipur] to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
Letter updating Pelly on the matter of the creation of the dam at Jeypoor [Jaipur] and informing him of other irrigation matters there.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1876
Extent:
4 folios

674. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 189-192

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 189-192
Title:
Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Barrakpore to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Lewis Pelly's role in representating Lord Lytton and the British Government in negotiations with an envoy of the Khan of Afghanistan, and setting out a clear position and policy with regard to Afghanistan for the purposes of the forthcoming talks. Enclosed with the letter is a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1877
Extent:
4 folios

675. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 195-196

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 195-196
Title:
Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Simla to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly of his united approach, as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to the frontier policy and discussing the difficulties being caused by it not being matched with a united approach from the British Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1877
Extent:
2 folios

676. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 197-198

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 197-198
Title:
Letter from Horace George Walpole, 18 Linden Gardens, London to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an unnamed matter which he has resolved with Lord Beaconsfield's private secretary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1877
Extent:
2 folios

677. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 214-215

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 214-215
Title:
Letter from Horace Walpole, India Office to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, KCB, KCSI
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's request to succeed Sir Alfred Wilde on the Council of India and reporting on Lord Salisbury (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)'s response that they require someone with a detailed knowledge of the Army in India for the vacancy as the council currently lac...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1878
Extent:

2 folios

678. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 243-246

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 243-246
Title:
Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Simla to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that there are no positions at present that he feels would justify inflicting a straw widowhood (term used to describe a woman whose husband was often away on business) on Lady Pelly. The letter goes on to discuss the need for military action to take place on the Indian f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1878
Extent:

4 folios

679. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248
Title:
Letter from Henry Cecil Raikes, Watton House, Hertford to Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that he had not wished to reply to his letter until he had seen Lord Salisbury and that owing to the weather he had not been able to until that day. The letter goes on to recount his meeting with Lord Salisbury on Pelly's behalf in which Pelly's current position was discu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1878
Extent:

2 folios

680. Mss Eur F126/7, ff 276-279

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 276-279
Title:
Letter from Jane Anne Yate, Minber House, Churbridge to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding her son who has been posted to Kelat and regarding her concerns over the heat the troops are exposed to and of their general well being.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1880
Extent:

4 folios