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Part of a letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, to Lewis Pelly [78r] (3/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1878?. 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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Last folio of a letter regarding the movements of the Viceroy around India; a visit to Pelly from Mr Cox (Aitchison's father-in-law); letters to Pelly from his wife; and reports in the Bombay Papers that Pelly is to be married and will be the next Governor of Bombay.
The earlier folio(s) of the letter, including the date and address, are missing, howeve,r as the letter refers to the announcement that Pelly is to be married, which took place in 1878.
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- 2 folios
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Condition Imperfect: The top right hand corner of folio sixty-nine has been torn off, and key information including the date and address are no longer visible, as are the first few words of the first line on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.
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- Mss Eur F126/4, ff 77-78
- Title
- Part of a letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 77r:78v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence