Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Esgair Machynlleth, North Wales to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25
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The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 29 Jun 1866. 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 describing the scenery of his accomodation in Wales and giving news of his family.
The letter goes on to discuss conversations Merewether had whilst in London with Lord de Gray and Lord Clarendon about the need for vessels of war in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Red Sea.
Also mentioned in the letter is Merewether's admiration of the way in which Pelly has handled affairs with the Wahabees [Wahhabis]; rumours that the French are looking to acquire an island at the mouth of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and that they are prepared to pay for it; and his thoughts on Berenice (the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. steamer).
The letter goes on to discuss the old port of the Ptolomys [Ptolemies] on the Red Sea and its potential for linking up with the Railway; the steam, sailing and travel times from Alexandria to Paris via Brinidisi, Turin and St Michele and the advantages of this being a shorter route than via Marseille; observations on the slowness of the Italian Railways and the political situation in Italy in regards to Venetia and the Austro-Prussian war.
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- 6 folios
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- 236 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/3
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25
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- 29 Jun 1866 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 20-25
- Title
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Esgair Machynlleth, North Wales to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 20r:25v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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