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Copy of letter No 5/3 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Calcutta [‎51r] (1/1)
Previous 2/140Copy of letter No 4/3 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, on Special Duty with the Zanzibar and Muscat Mission, at Aden, to His Excellency Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, On Special Duty with the Zanzibar and Muscat Mission, Aden [‎50v] (2/2)
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Copy of letter No 5/3 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Calcutta [‎51r] (1/1)

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Copy of letter No 5/3 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Calcutta
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Copy of letter No 6/4 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly to an undisclosed recipient
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 16 Mar 1873. 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 informing the Government of India of his intentions, once the special mission is complete, to travel to Constantinople to confer with Sir Philip Francis on the subject of Consular Jurisdiction in Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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Copy of letter No 5/3 of 1873 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, to the Secretary to the Government of India, Calcutta
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