Letter from Lewis Pelly, Ajmere [Ajmer] to William Howell Beynon

Mss Eur F126/70, f 72

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 28 Sep 1874. 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 attaching an enclosure for the Maharjah of Jeypore [Jaipur] and recounting the suffering of his coach horses under the coachman as well as requesting new horses to continue his travels.

  • Enclosed letter to His Highness Maharajah Ram Sing [Sawai Ram Singh II] of Jeypore, 28 September, regarding a small horse that Pelly had purchased in Nejd [Najd], Arabia and which he gave the Maharajah as a gift and regarding the Ulwa [Alwar] border dispute which he intends to discuss with Colonel Beynon.
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