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Mss Eur F126/71

Record Id:

040-002311362

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002311283

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00033a

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023597521.0x000002

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Mss Eur F126/71

Title:

Government House Letters Received Rajputana [Rājasthān]

Scope & Content:

Correspondence to Lewis Pelly, primarily from the secretaries at Government House including Charles Umpherston Aitchison and Philip Durham Henderson of the Foreign Department, and Colonel William Earle and Captain Evelyn Baring, Secretaries to His Excellency Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India.

The correspondence discusses administrative matters relating to the running of the Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency including a Durbar at Agra, appointments within Rajputana and the conduct of individuals appointed there, discussions around border issues and proposals for co-operation in relation to prosecution of criminals in border regions, relations with the local Chiefs, and matters of procedure and regulation.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002311283
036-002311359
040-002311362

Is part of:

Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/69-77 : Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency Papers

Mss Eur F126/71 : Government House Letters Received Rajputana [Rājasthān]

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002311283[0008]/036-002311359[0003]/040-002311362

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file, 74 items (195 folios)

Digitised Content:

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00033a

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1873

End Date:

1874

Date Range:

Apr 1873-Mar 1874

Era:

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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. Some of the folios have been renumbered, with the former number has been crossed through to show it is no longer in use.

Conservation: The correspondence had been tied together using string, which has been removed to enable the letters to be read and the string has been placed at the rear of the file in a plastic sleeve.

Arrangement:

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically, however the dates used are often those of Lewis Pelly's instructions and drafts for response rather than the date of the original letter.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Government of India, Foreign Secretary, 1843-1937
Military Secretary to the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1877?-1947
Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India, 1773-1947

Subjects:

Boundaries
Durbars