Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Brief letter enclosing an article from the Delhi Gazette on the condition of the ancient Jain temple at Ajmere [Ajmer] and requesting Pelly's thoughts on whether actions needs to be taken from the temple's preservation and the likely expenditure required.
Letter from James Cavan Berkeley, Camp Kota to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter, dated 25 February 1874, submitting his opinion, in accordance with the views of Government, that 500 muskets should be supplied to the Tonk Durbar and promising the ensure the corresponding number of old arms are destroyed. The verso of folio 191 contains a pencil note from Henry Byam A...
Letter from Leslie Saunders, The Commissioner, Ajmere to The Chief Commissioner, Ajmere
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Letter No. 2432 of 1874, 3 August 1874 enclosing Letter No. 1182, 8 April 1874 regarding the publication of a Manual of Agriculture for the district. The letter relates to the suggestion of a monetary prize for the writing of the manual in Hindee with the prize being offered by a committee. The ...
Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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Letter regarding Sir Bartle Frere's return to England having been eclipsed by the visit of the Shah of Persia (Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh), who had arrived there the same day. The letter also informs Pelly of the general goings on at Simla, including weekly musical parties, football matches, a recent ma...
Cancelled Letter from Leslie Saunders, Commissioner at Ajmere [Ajmer] to COlonel Lewis Pelly, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Ajmere
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Letter thanking Pelly for the copies of correspondence from Mr Crommelin and Colonel Williams and informing Pelly that he had previously drafted a demi-official letter to him and requesting that the letter in question now be forwarded to Colonel Williams, as well as expressing his hopes that his...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
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Letter regarding arrangements to meet Aitchison in Agra and his current whereabouts in Ajmer. The letter goes on to discuss his trip to Kotah [Kota] including a visit to Boondee [Būndi] and gives details of a nasty affair in Mhairwarra [Merwāra] in which the head constable and two police office...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
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Letter regarding an enclosed letter from Brigadier-General John Dobrée Woollcombe on the means at his disposal to coerce rebellious Chiefs or Nobles in his regions, and supprting the General's suggestions. The letter goes on to propose a station at Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] with artillery and to ...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] to the Executive Engineer, Mount Aboo [Ābu]
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Letter enclosing a cheque for 230 rupees for the rent of the Residency Building at Mount Aboo [Ābu] from September to October 1873. The cheque is no longer enclosed with the letter.
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Jeypore [Jaipur], Rajpootana [Rājasthān] to Edward Charles Ross
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Letter regarding appointments in the Persian Gulf and Pelly's own appointment in Rajpootana [Rājasthān] as well as the lack of official news in regards to them. The letter also discusses Pelly's play and the cost of illuminating it being too high and requesting that any illuminations along with...