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Mss Eur F126/34
- Record Id:
- 040-002311320
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003ad
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023551155.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/34
- Title:
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Copies and Translations of letters in Persian sent to Lewis Pelly.
- Scope & Content:
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Letter containing a bundle of letters in Persian for Lewis Pelly's information. The letters are primarily between Persian and Afghani officials and include a forwarding letter from William Lockyer Merewether who initially received them. Many of the letters in Persian are written in an illegible hand.
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly, 26 December 1860 informing him that a packet had been received from Kandahar for Pelly with an accompanying note in Persian (folio 1).
- Note in Persian, possibly written by Nawab Murat Khan enclosing a bundle of fourteen letters and notes written by officials of the Governor of Persia, including Farukh Khan, and individuals in Afghanistan including Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat.
- Note in Persian, possibly addressed to Lewis Pelly
- Petition in Persian, possibly the Petition of Maulay Mūsā
- Petition in Persian, containing the seals of Ghulām Rasūl and Ghulām Rizā 'Abduh who may be the petitionees. There is a partial date of 10 Rabi' II, but no year is given.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311314
040-002311320 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/29-35 : Sir Lewis Pelly's journey from Persia to Afghanistan, 1860
Mss Eur F126/34 : Copies and Translations of letters in Persian sent to Lewis Pelly. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0003]/036-002311314[0006]/040-002311320
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (12 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003ad
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1860
- Date Range:
- 1860
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- This file has no discernable arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)