Letter from Lady Catherine Frere to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/2, ff 7-8
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Jun 1861. 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 expressing the hope that Pelly has fair weather for his voyage to Bombay; giving news of various friends including Sir George Clerk and Sir Robert Napier and of new arrivals including Colonel and Mrs Norman; the weather including an acount of the recent gales and her fears over their vessel reaching Madras; an update on her recent health; enquiring whether Pelly has accidentally acquired Sir Bartle's copy of McCulloch's dictionary and giving further news of other friends including Mr Laing and Colonel Bruce.
The letter also refers to an enclosed note from her daughter 'Georgie' which is no longer enclosed.
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- 2 folios
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- 118 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/2
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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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 F126/2, ff 7-8
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- 12 Jun 1861 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/2, ff 7-8
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- Letter from Lady Catherine Frere to Lewis Pelly
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- 7r:8v
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- Frere, Catherine
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