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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 102-103
- Record Id:
- 041-002748647
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022702110.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023882889.0x000017
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/33, ff 102-103
- Title:
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Letter from Hugh Rees James, Commissioner at Peshawar to Major Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
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Letter regarding Pelly's arrival at Herat and his letter to Sirdar Mohamed Ameer Khan [Muhammad Amir Khan] at Candahar [Kandahar], a copy of which had been communication to Government.
The letter goes on to relay the Ameer's uneasiness at Pelly's desire to travel to Candahar via Cabul [Kabul] owing to the dangers of the route he would be required to take, and informing Pelly that the Lieutenant-Governor had written to prohibit him from coming by the Cabul route as well as enclosing a telegram from the Governor-General on the subject (telegram no longer enclosed).
The letter informs Pelly that the Ameer had arranged for his son to provide Pelly with a safe escort from Candahar to Belochistan [Baluchistan].
- 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
041-002748647 - 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 102-103 : Letter from Hugh Rees James, Commissioner at Peshawar to Major Lewis Pelly - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0003]/036-002311314[0005]/040-002311319[0023]/041-002748647
- 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:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1860
- Date Range:
- 21 Nov 1860
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)