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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly [37r] (5/12)
The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 11 Sep 1868. 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 congratulating Pelly on his settling of the Bunder Abbass [Bandar ‘Abbās] matter and informing Pelly that he has ordered copies of Edward Charles Ross's reports to be sent to him and asking for his thoughts on their worth or otherwise.
The letter goes on to discuss the situation on the (Indian) frontier and Colonel Robert Phayre's handling of it; news regarding Afghanistan; the impact of furlough rules on filling appointments; and encouraging Pelly to come on to him at Kurachee [Karachi] from Gwadar to discuss affairs, in particular the expansion of the telegraph to Jask and recent Persian movements.
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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly [37r] (5/12), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/3, ff 35-40, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023442311.0x00004a> [accessed 6 June 2024]
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- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 35-40
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- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
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- 35r:40v
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