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Letter from Henry Carstairs Pelly, Abbey Leix, Ireland to Sir Lewis Pelly, India [‎185r] (1/8)

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Letter from Henry Carstairs Pelly, Abbey Leix, Ireland to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
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Ref: Mss Eur F126/7, ff 185-188

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 18 Jan 1877. 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 letter details his visit to his brother-in-law (John Robert William Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix) and the contrast between their life in Ireland and the accounts of poverty and destitution he has heard of among the people in general there.

The Letter also enquires as to what Pelly's next appointment in India will be, and comments on the various rumours and reports regarding it in the papers before discussing political matters including recent actions by the Turks.

The letter concludes by commenting on the news that the circulation of The Times has been diminishing owing to the increased interest being paid by the Daily Telegraph and other papers to the affairs of the Government in regard to the Empire.

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Mss Eur F126/7, ff 185-188
Title
Letter from Henry Carstairs Pelly, Abbey Leix, Ireland to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
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185r:188v
Author
Pelly, Henry Carstairs, 3rd Baron Pelly
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©Richard Pelly
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