An account of the process which Sir Lewis Pelly was instructed to follow by the Government of India in arranging an interview with Damodhur Purt (the confidential secretary to the Gaekwar), and subsequently in holding an interview with the Gaekwar (Malharrao) in which the Gaekwar was offered the opp...
Lewis Pelly's notes on events in Baroda 1873-1874 leading up to his appointment as Special Commissioner in Baroda. The notes comprise references to letters and documents in the left hand column and his thoughts on the matters contained within them in the right hand column. Pelly's observations are w...
Sir Lewis Pelly's opinions on the evidence against the Gaekwar of Baroda
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The document gives Lewis Pelly's opinions on the evidence that has been compiled against the Gaekwar of Baroda (Malharrao) for the charge of communicating with, and bribing, Residency servants for the purposes of obtaining information, and concerns the question of whether the Gaekwar instigated the ...
Notes and Memoranda by Lewis Pelly on the Situation in Baroda
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Drafts and copies of Pelly's reports, memorandums and notes on the situation in Baroda following his appointment there as Special Commissioner. The notes recount the period 1873-1874 and give background information on how the situation in Baroda arose; and the draft reports and memorandum consider t...
Jan 7 1875 - Sir L. Pelly to F.S. [Foreign Secretary] Rough Draft
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Rough draft, in pencil with crossings through and annotations, of a letter from Sir Lewis Pelly, Special Commissioner at Baroda to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Charles Umpherston Aitchison. The draft discusses Pelly's duty to bring to a conclusion the investigation into the atte...
Part of Sir Lewis Pelly's Report to the Government of India on Baroda
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Sections thirty-five to fifty of Lewis Pelly's report to the Government of India on the situation in Baroda. The draft version of these sections can be found at folios 10v-16. These sections include questions on the nature of the charges that should be brought against individuals and who those perso...
