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1. Mss Eur F126/10

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Mss Eur F126/10
Title:
Correspondence and other Papers concerning the Duke of Argyll's Attack on Lewis Pelly in the House of Lords
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Lewis Pelly, Lord Elcho (Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss), Lord Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury), the Duke of Argyll (George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll) and Sir Colin Campbell over a speech given by the Duk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1878-29 May 1879
Extent:

1 file, 10 items (41 folios)

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

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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

3. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 3-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 3-8
Title:
Letter from Lord Elcho to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Note enclosing copies of Lord Elcho's correspondence with the Duke of Argyll and his thoughts on the section of a book which the Duke had referred to. Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Argyll Lodge, Kensington to Lord Elcho, dated 21 May 1879 regarding a notice in the Pall Mall which the Duke assu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1879-22 May 1879
Extent:
6 folios

4. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 30-31

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Mss Eur F126/10, ff 30-31
Title:
Letter from Lord Salisbury, 20 Arlington Street, to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly that had he realised accusations had been made against Pelly he would have 'obtained the Duke's disavowal in the house', and commenting that the reason that no one has answered the statements made in the Duke's book is that no one has read it. He also returns the papers Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

5. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 28-29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 28-29
Title:
Letter from Lord Salisbury, Foreign Office to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter accepting Pelly's offer to see the correspondence and informing Pelly that he had been in attendance during the Duke's speech but had missed the Duke's comments regarding Lord Lytton and himself.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

6. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 9-23

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Mss Eur F126/10, ff 9-23
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens to Lord Elcho
Scope & Content:
Letter, marked copy, thanking Lord Elcho for bringing the Duke of Argyll's attack to his attention and regarding the private apology the Lord had received on Pelly's behalf. The letter also references the book which Pelly had seen but had deemed inappropriate to comment on given his official pos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1879
Extent:
15 folios

7. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 24-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 24-25
Title:
Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Argyll Lodge, Kensington to Lord Elcho
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Lord Elcho that he has addressed a letter to The Times to redress his comments regarding Lewis Pelly.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

8. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 26-27

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Mss Eur F126/10, ff 26-27
Title:
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens to Lord Salisbury
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding the Duke of Argyll's attack on Pelly; and his offer of a private apology and offering to show his Lordship the correspondence between Lord Elcho and the Duke of Argyll.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

9. Mss Eur F126/10, ff 1-2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/10, ff 1-2
Title:
Letter from Lord Elcho, 23 St James's Place, London to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter informing Pelly of the Duke of Argyll's attack on him in the House of Lords the previous night.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1879
Extent:
2 folios

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

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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