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Letter No 150 A.P. from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [Calcutta] to Lewis Pelly, The Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner Baroda [6r] (1/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 Jan 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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Letter forwarding a copy of the statement of offences against His Highness Mulhar Rao [Malharrao] Guikwar [Gaekwad] which will be investigated by a special commission and requesting that Pelly send a copy of the depositions and charges to His Highness along with a copy of the statement made by the Government of India.
The letter goes on to state that the Bombay Government and Advocate General at Bombay [Andrew Richard Scoble] will be arranging the prosecution of the case and requests that Pelly write directly to the Advocate General to inform him of the notices given to His Highness thus far. The letter also notes that as these are political and not legal proceedings the use of legal terms is to be avoided and popular expressions should be used instead.
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The statement of offences, itemised as folio 8, is an enclosure to this letter.
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Letter No 150 A.P. from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [Calcutta] to Lewis Pelly, The Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner Baroda [6r] (1/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/85, ff 6-7, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023416586.0x00000e> [accessed 7 July 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/85, ff 6-7
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- Letter No 150 A.P. from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [Calcutta] to Lewis Pelly, The Agent to the Governor General and Special Commissioner Baroda
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- 6r:7v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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