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1. Mss Eur F126/3, f 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, f 2
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Brief letter regarding a chance encounter with Pelly. The letter is dated 30 May, but no year is given, nor is there any information on where Merewether and Pelly are at the time.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 folio

2. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 117-118

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 117-118
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding ongoing affairs in Kelat and detailing Major Robert Sandeman's actions with Merewether believes are 'destroying all confidence by the people of Beloochistan [Baluchistan] in our frontier' and breaking the country up into factions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1876
Extent:
2 folios

3. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 5-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 5-6
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter introducing Colonel Charles Herbert, who has been sent to Baghdad (as Officiating Political Agent, Turkish Arabia). Merewether believes the appointment to be a reward for Herbert's defence of Attock in 1848. The letter is dated 16 August, however as Colonel Herbert's appointment in Baghdad co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1868
Extent:
2 folios

4. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 12-13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 12-13
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Aden to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding matters in Muscat including slave dealing in Soor [Sur] and the routes taken to ring slaves from the African Coast as well as Merewether's suggestions on how this trade could be stopped. The letter also reports that there has been no news from Hormuzd Rassam, but that Merewether hop...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1865
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 3-4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 3-4
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter regarding the disgraceful way in which the Admiralty intend to replace the Indian Navy; the availability of vessels to support Pelly in the Persian Gulf; a visit from Sir Robert Cornelis Napier; and the need for a man-of-war and a troop of horse to support actions in the interior of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
? 1866
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 47-48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 47-48
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter inviting Pelly to come and visit him if his health does not improve; and expressing his hopes that Lord Mayo, the new Viceroy, will be able to press for clearer policy with regard to Muscat. The letter goes on to discuss Syud Nusser's [Said Nasir bin Thuwaini] establishment at Gwadur [Gwadar]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1869
Extent:
2 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 49-52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 49-52
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the satisfactory state of affairs in the Gulf and suggestions made to William McKinnon to link of the Busreh [Basra] and Aden line of steamers with the Gulf through Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas]. The letter also relays news from home, reporting on opposition attempts to remove Disrae...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1869
Extent:
4 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 68-70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 68-70
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the continued unsettled state of Muscat affairs, its effect on Trade and relations on the Mekran Coast; and affairs in Gwadur [Gwadar] including the possibility of a Coup d'Etat to overthrow the current Wali, and concerns for Major Edward Charles Ross's position there should that ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1870
Extent:
3 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding accounts of the situation in Persia, and expressing regrets over the lack of prompt action by the Government (of Persia) which prevented sufficient grain being brought into the country which could have prevented the great misery there now. The letter also reports on Afghanistan affa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1871
Extent:
2 folios

10. Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 99-100
Title:
Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding Pelly's illness whilst visiting Muscat, and expressing Merewether's regret that Pelly could not come to Kurrachee [Karachi] to rest and recover there. The letter also discusses the recent death of [Sidney?] Smith, who had been serving as an Assistant to Pelly in the Persian Gulf; a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1871
Extent:
2 folios

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