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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 27-28
- Record Id:
- 041-002748542
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022698241.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023882889.0x00000a
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/33, ff 27-28
- Title:
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Letter No.9 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison
- Scope & Content:
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Letter following on from report numbers three to seven already submitted by Lewis Pelly and providing further information on the surviving Persian Troops from their defeat to the Turcomans at Merv.
The information regarding the Persian Troops, and also the present condition of the Persian Frontier are given in a memorandum enclosed with the letter, this is most likely one of the two memorandum numbered as 8 and described at folios 21-24 and 25-26.
The letter goes on to report on Pelly's intentions of attempting to obtain information on the whereabouts of Prince Hurya Mirza and his followers, and also of the French Photographer that had accompanied the Persian troops; and also notes that the gifts intended for Sultan Ahmed Khan will be unable to reach Herat without an escort as the roads have become unsafe.
A postscript to the letter relates to reliable information received on the Prince's whereabouts, and that he and his followers were on the road alongside the desert between Herat and Puydeh, further reports also stated that many of his followers were in a state of distress and required assistance.
- 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
040-002311319
041-002748542 - 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 F126/33 : Drafts and copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to the Viceroy, Lord Canning, and the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison,…
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 27-28 : Letter No.9 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0003]/036-002311314[0005]/040-002311319[0010]/041-002748542
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003ac
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1860
- Date Range:
- 14 Oct 1860
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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