'Government House Letters Received Rajputana [Rājasthān]'

Content

Correspondence to Lewis Pelly, primarily from the secretaries at Government House including Charles Umpherston Aitchison and Philip Durham Henderson of the Foreign Department, and Colonel William Earle and Captain Evelyn Baring, Secretaries to His Excellency Lord Northbrook, Viceroy of India.

The correspondence discusses administrative matters relating to the running of the Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. including a Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). at Agra, appointments within Rajputana and the conduct of individuals appointed there, discussions around border issues and proposals for co-operation in relation to prosecution of criminals in border regions, relations with the local Chiefs, and matters of procedure and regulation.

Extent and format

1 file, 74 items (195 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly, care of the Political Agent, Muscat

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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Gorton Castle, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Abstract of a khureeta [kharīṭa] from Khowas Parbuhseye, concubine of the late Maharajah Sirdar Sing [Sardar Singh] of Bikaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke

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Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Letter from [Bruce?] Deare, Mahableshwur [Mahābaleshwar] to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 11-12

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 13-14

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison to Lewis Pelly, with response

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 15-16

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 17-20

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 21-22

Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 23-25

Letter from William Lee Warner to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 26-27

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Simla to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 28-31

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 32-33

Letter from William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 34-35

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 36-37

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 38-40

Letter from Sir Richard Temple, Member of the Council of India, Simla to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 41-42

Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 43-44

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 45-46

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 47-48

Letter from Francis George Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 49-50

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 51-52

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Simla to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 53-54

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India Simla to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 55-64

Letter from Colonel Craven Hildesley Dickens, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 65-66

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 67-70

Letter from [Bruce?] Deare to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 71-75

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 76-77

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 78-79

Letter from Colonel Craven Hildesley Dickens, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 80-81

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 82-83

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 84-85

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 86-87

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 88-89

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 90-91

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 92-93

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 94-95

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 96-97

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Foreign Department, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 98-99

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 100-101

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 102-105

Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly to Captain Philip Durham Henderson, Under Secretary, Foreign Department, Government of India

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 106-109

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 110-111

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 112-113

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 114-115

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Agra to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 116-117

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Military Secretary to the Viceroy to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 118-119

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān]

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 120-121

Copy of a letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to Charles Umpherston Aitchison

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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Camb to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 128-129

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Camb to Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 130-131

Letter from William Lee Warner, Agra to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 132-133

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Governor General's Camp, Agra to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 134-135

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 136-137

Letter from Colonel William Earle to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 138-139

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Camp (Agra) to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 140-141

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Governor General's Camp, Lucknow to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 142-143

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Camp Lucknow to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 144-145

Letter from William Lee Warner, The Governor's Camp, Rookh [Rukh] to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 146-147

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 148-149

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 150-151

Letter from Evelyn Baring, Private Secretary's Office, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 152-153

Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 154-160

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 161-162

Letter No. 69 of 1874 from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for Rajputana [Rājasthān], Camp Doodoo [Dūdu] to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Secretary, Government of India

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 163-169

Letter from William Lee Warner, Parell to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 170-171

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 172-178

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 179-180

Letter from Colonel William Earle, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 181-182

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 183-184

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 185-187

Letter from Philip Durham Henderson, Foreign Department, Government of India to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 188-189

Letter from James Cavan Berkeley, Camp Kota to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 190-191

Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/71, ff 192-193

Arrangement

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically, however the dates used are often those of Lewis Pelly's instructions and drafts for response rather than the date of the original letter.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Some of the folios have been renumbered, with the former number has been crossed through to show it is no longer in use.

Conservation: The correspondence had been tied together using string, which has been removed to enable the letters to be read and the string has been placed at the rear of the file in a plastic sleeve.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/71

History of this record

Date(s)

Apr 1873-Mar 1874 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

DurbarsBoundaries

People & organisations

Government of India, Foreign SecretaryMilitary Secretary to the Viceroy and Governor-General of IndiaPrivate Secretary to the Viceroy of India

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