Letter from Pelly regarding his return to Bushire and arrangements to send two Persian Cats to England
Mss Eur F126/36, f 16
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in Aug 1868. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter from Pelly to the officer in charge at Bushire regarding his intention to return to Bushire via Russia and Tehran and requesting the officer meet Pelly along the Shiraz road.
A postscript to the letter gives instructions to send one white and one tortoise shell Persian cat to Mrs Brooke Smith in England and includes instructions on shipping and who to notify of their arrival at various stages on the journey.
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- 1 folio
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- 58 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/36
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Item foliated as 16
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- English in Latin script
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Mss Eur F126/36, f 16
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- Aug 1868 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/36, f 16
- Title
- Letter from Pelly regarding his return to Bushire and arrangements to send two Persian Cats to England
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- 16r:16v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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