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'Testimonials to work of Lewis Pelly' [‎122r] (31/48)

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The record is made up of 24 folios. It was created in 11 Feb 1857-26 Aug 1873. 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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31
No. 2901.
Political Department.
Bombay Castle, 28tli October 1868.
The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , No, 111, dated the Ihth September 1868—
With reference to his letter No. 85 of 1868, reports his further proceedings in
connection with the affairs of Bahrain, Guttur, and Aboothabee.
Resolution. —Colonel Felly's proceedings should be fully approved, and the thanks of
Government should be conveyed both to him and to Captain Brown for the way in which they
have vindicated the position of the British Government in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
(Signed) C. GONNE,
Acting Chief Secretary to Government.
To
The POLITICAL RESIDENT A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
C aptain R. A. BROWN, R. N., 1
Commanding H. M.'s S. Vigilant. V (By letter.)
The Government of India. J
The Officiating Under -Secretary to the Government of India, No. 1062, dated 31^ July 1869—
" With reference to your letter, dated the 12th July 1869, No. 287, and its enclo-
" sures,* I am directed to communicate the approval of the
* No. ioo of 2ist May 1869. « Viceroy and Governor-General in Council to the prompt and
judicious measures adopted by Lieutenant-Colonel Pelly to restore the maritime peace in the
" Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which had been disturbed by the Chief of Shargah."
The Officiating Under -Secretary to the Government of India, No. 1066J, dated 31 si! July 1862—
"I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 14th July 1869,
11 No. 240, forwarding a copy of a letter* from the Political
♦ No. 104 of 19th June 186., Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. relative to the progress and present
" aspect of trade in the Gulf, and to request that the thanks of His Excellency the Viceroy
" and Governor-General in Council may be conveyed to Lieutenant-Colonel Pelly for his
" interesting report."

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Volume of printed and handwritten testimonials covering the period 1857 to 1873. The cover of the volume has a number of annotations in Pelly's handwriting including recording that this is his own copy of his testimonials dated 13 August 1873 and querying where certain recognitions are.

Some of the printed testimonials are copies of the volume of handwritten testimonials also included in the file.

The volume has been arranged according to positions held:

Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 107-109):

Jagheer Commission (f. 110) - there are no testimonials under this heading.

Teheran [Tehran] Mission (ff. 111-113):

Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff. 116-125):

Handwritten testimonies - Sir Bartle Frere's Special Mission to Zanzibar and Muscat 1872 to 1873 (ff. 126-130):

  • Letter No. 1271P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, 13 June 1873.
  • Letter from Granville (2nd Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary), Foreign Office, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, 9 July 1873.
  • Extract from a letter from Sir Bartle Frere to Earl Granville, 30 June 1873.
  • Letter No. 5289 of 1873 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo, 26 August 1873.
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24 folios
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Binding: The volume was originally tied together with red and yellow thread, which has been removed for conservation purposes and placed at the back of the volume in a plastic sleeve. The plastic sleeve may cause a loss of sharpness to the digital image of the binding.

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