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Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F126/1

71. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 36-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 36-37
Title:
Letter from Lord Elcho, 23 St James's Place, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the letters Lord Colin has sent to the Times and whether or not to respond to them.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

72. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 38-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 38-41
Title:
Press cuttings from The Times
Scope & Content:
Press cuttings from The Times relating to the Duke of Argyll's attack in the House of Lords on Sir Lewis Pelly: 24 May 1879 printed letter from the Duke of Argyll regarding Lord Elcho's intention to speak on the matter in the House of Commons and amending his accusations against Pelly to be accu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1879-29 May 1879
Extent:
4 folios

73. Mss Eur F126/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11
Title:
Correspondence concerning the Publication of Pelly's Play The tragedy of Imam Hussein, with Manuscript Copy of Part of the Play and a List of Scenes
Scope & Content:
The file relates to a passion play The tragedy of Imam Hussein written by Lewis Pelly which was published in 1879. Included are a list of scenes written by Pelly, with pencil ticks denoting those scenes selected for publication; manuscript copies of two scenes which were not published; and note...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:

1 file, 17 items (98 folios)

74. Mss Eur F126/11, f 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, f 70
Title:
Background information on the Syuds of Roice
Scope & Content:
Background note titled 'The history of the laziest and holiest in Sind, the devout and bigoted Syuds of Roice' [Reice?]
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
1 folio

75. Mss Eur F126/11, f 94

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, f 94
Title:
Letter from William H Allen & Co, 13 Waterloo Place, London to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding a copy of the play for Mr James Ferguson which was sent to the Athenaeum but which was returned unclaimed.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1879
Extent:

1 folio

76. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 1-4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, ff 1-4
Title:
List of scenes from the play the tragedy of Imaum Houssein
Scope & Content:
The scenes on the list are numbered one to fifty-four in the order in which they are supposed to be rehearsed. Some of the numbered scenes have pencil ticks against them, some of which match up to those scenes which feature in the published work. The reverse of the list includes a separate list...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
4 folios

77. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 5-63

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, ff 5-63
Title:
Two draft scenes from the play
Scope & Content:
Two original draft scenes from the play which do not feature in the final published version. The scenes are numbers two and four from the list (ff. 1-4).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
59 folios

78. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 64-69

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, ff 64-69
Title:
Notes relating to the play Hassan and Hussain
Scope & Content:
The notes relate to themes that feature within the play: humour, sarcasm and politics.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1879
Extent:
6 folios

79. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 71-73

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, ff 71-73
Title:
Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office, to Sir Rutherford Alcock
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding an enclosed letter from William H Allen & Co regarding the cost of printing plates and suggesting solutions for him and Sir Lewis to consider. Enclosed letter from William H Allen & Co to Arthur Naylor Wollaston, dated 12 March 1879 regarding the cost of producing the pl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1879
Extent:
3 folios

80. Mss Eur F126/11, ff 74-75

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/11, ff 74-75
Title:
Letter from William H Allen & Co, 13 Waterloo Place, London to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter updating Pelly on the printing of his book and the expectation that it will be ready by the end of May. A specimen sheet of their work thus far is also enclosed.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1879
Extent:
2 folios