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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36
- Record Id:
- 041-002748558
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022698350.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023882889.0x00000e
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/33, ff 35-36
- Title:
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Letter No.12 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran
- Scope & Content:
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Letter requesting that Charles Alison (British Minister at Tehran) forward the enclosed message as a telegram to Earl Canning (Viceroy of India).
The telegram reported that the Persian Force at Merv, which consisted of 30,000 men, 27 guns, and 20,000 followers, had been defeated by the Tekkie [Tekke] Turcomans and that Pelly had just returned from the camp of the Prince commanding the force who had escaped with some 8,000 unarmed followers.
The telegram also reports on the separate attack on the surviving force by the Saloor [Salur] and Sarookh [Shahrukh] Turcomans after they attempted to seek refuge with them; smaller disturbances amongst the Jumsheedee [Jamshidi] tribe and at Mesmenah [Maīmanah]; exaggerated reports on the state of the frontier; and advising that orders could be sent to await Pelly at Candahar [Kandahar] if marked to the care of Sirdar Mahomed Ameer Khan [Mohammad Amir Khan].
- 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
041-002748558 - 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 35-36 : Letter No.12 from Lewis Pelly, Herat to His Excellency Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0003]/036-002311314[0005]/040-002311319[0014]/041-002748558
- 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:
- 20 Oct 1860
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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