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Mss Eur F126/4

Record Id:

040-002311288

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002311283

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037c

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023467456.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur F126/4

Title:

Letters from Sir Charles Umpherston and Lady Beatrice Aitchison to Lewis Pelly

Scope & Content:

File of demi-official and personal correspondence from Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison and his wife Lady Beatrice Lyall Aitichison to Lewis Pelly discussing both work and personal matters.

The first nineteen letters, covering folios 2-58, were written during the Aitchison's time in India 1872-1873 and discuss matters relating to Pelly's appointments in Rajputana and Baroda; news of appointments, engagements and periods of leave of friends and colleagues; and political matters in both India and England.

The eight letters on folios 59-74 are written during Aitchison's leave in England 1874-1877 and mostly discuss the familiy's travel arrangements and residences, and various arrangements to meet with Pelly both in London and Edinburgh.

The last two letters, folios 75-78, are written from India following Aitchison's return there in 1877 and discuss how he has found India on his return, and his return to the Foreign Office. There is also mention of the news of Pelly's engagement and rumours he will be the next Governor of Bombay.

Folio one contains a note stating that the contents of the file are from Sir Charles Aitchison and cover the period 1872-1877.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002311283
036-002311284
040-002311288

Is part of:

Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1-11 : Personal and official correspondence and papers to and from Lewis Pelly

Mss Eur F126/4 : Letters from Sir Charles Umpherston and Lady Beatrice Aitchison to Lewis Pelly

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002311283[0001]/036-002311284[0004]/040-002311288

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file, 29 items (78 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037c

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1872

End Date:

1877

Date Range:

4 Oct 1872-28 Oct 1877

Era:

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: The contents of the file have been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio.

Condition: A number of the letters have had pieces of the paper torn off, in most cases this has not obscured any of the information contained within them, with the exception of folio sixty-nine where the date and location of the sender have been removed.

Watermarks: Folios 4-7 contain the watermark 'WR'; folios 59-60 contain the watermark 'L-JDL & Co'; and folios 75-78 contain the watermark J Wheatman.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Related Archive Descriptions:

Mss Eur D708
Mss Eur F166/1-4