Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
Mss Eur F126/14
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The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 1874-1875?. 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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The file contains two different versions of Pelly's record of service along with a handwritten list of papers authored by him:
- Record of service covers his entry into the Army in 1841 through to his appointment as Knight Commander of the Star of India in May 1874. There are two copies of this record, one of which has numerous annotations in pink ink. ff 1-4.
- Handwritten list of 'miscellaneous papers by Colonel Sir Lewis Paper' covering papers he wrote and edited from 1857 to 1866 along with details of appointments held in 1874-1875. ff 5-6.
- Handwritten and seven printed copies of Lewis Pelly's official record of service including details of his parentage and education as well as all appointments from his entry into the Army in 1841 through to assuming direct charge of the Baroda State in January 1875 following his arrest of His Highness the Gaekwar. ff 7-25.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
This file has been arranged so that the various types of record of service are grouped together and the general order of the file is from earliest to latest record of service by date.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file has been foliated 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 with a pencil number enclosed with a circle.
There is original foliation in the bottom right corner of each folio but this only covers 18 of the 25 folios. The handwritten record of service is also foliated in the top right corner of each folio 1-5, these are larger pencil numbers not enclosed in circles.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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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 F126/14
- Date(s)
- 1874-1875? (CE, Gregorian)
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- Title
- Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
- Pages
- 1r:25v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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