Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind
Mss Eur F126/22, f 123
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Aug 1870. 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 in response to Colonel Phayre's letter No.1167 of 17 August and stating that as he had already discussed the question of the Khan of Khelat [Kalāt]'s communications with the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. of Seistan [Sīstān] the previous day he would not do so again, except to state that the reply given in Captain Harrison's diary should have been sufficient to convince the Colonel that the impressions he had formed of the Khan's intentions in relation to Seistan were unfounded.
The letter goes on to state that the circumstances referred to by Colonel John Jacob in his letter of 1854 were very different to the present ones, and to state the dangers of taking paragraphs from letters out of context.
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Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/22, f 123, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024102474.0x000017> [accessed 23 April 2024]
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- Mss Eur F126/22, f 123
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- Letter No.1167 of 1870 from Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, The Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind
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- 123r:123v
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