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Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875 [13r] (25/50)
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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In November, 1872, ordered by the Duke of Argyle to join Anti-Slavery Mission on
East Coast of Africa under Sir Bartle Frere . Accompanied His Excellency to Zanzibar,
Mozambique, Madasgar, Comoro Islands, East Coast of Africa, Macullah, and Muscat, on
board the Admiralty Yacht " Enchantress." Services acknowledged by Earl Granville. Sir
Bartle Frere recording that u Colonel Felly's services to the Mission had been of great
utility;" u that he anticipated the instructions of the English Government by obtaining from
the Chiefs of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
the required agreements ", and that " the speedy and complete
success which had attended our negociations with the King of Johanna, the Nukeeb of
Macullah, and the Sultan of Muscat, were to a great extent due to the judgment of Colonel
Pelly , and to the high character he had established for firmness and straightforward dealino-."
' c O O
On return to India in April, 1873, detached to arrange Anti-Slavery details with
His Excellency the Viceroy at Simla.
In June, 1873, appointed Agent Governor General for the States of Rajpootana, and
ex-officio Chief Commissioner of Ajmere and Mhairwarra.
Appointed C.S.I, in 1867, and K.C. of the same order on May 30th, 1874.
Edited Views and Opinions of the late Brigadier General Jacor , C.B. Author of
Pamphlet "Our North West Frontier."
Author of various papers read before the Geographical Societies of London and Calcutta,
and before British Associations.
In November, 1874, appointed Agent to the Governor General and Special Commisioner
at Baroda.
On 14th January, 1875, arrested His Highness the Gaekwar, and assumed direct
charge of the Baroda State.
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- Content
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 View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F126/14
- Title
- Manuscript and printed copies of Lewis Pelly's record of service up to 1875
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- 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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