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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 28 Sep 1858. 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 regarding the state of affairs within the new 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. , and the difficulties that Lord Stanley, the new Prime Minister will be facing, in particular with the Military Department.

The letter goes on to discuss the state of the Empire, which Louis feels is getting too big for both its rulers and its systems of administration and that there is an urgent need for new methods and people to address these issues.

The letter concludes with discussion of a memorandum which Louis is intending to write for 'the general'.

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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 F126/6, ff 2-3

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28 Sep 1858 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Alfred Hyman Louis, 11 Ormonde Terrace, Regents Park, London to Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/6, ff 2-3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023594369.0x000001> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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