Sir Bartle Frere, India Office to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/2, ff 27-31
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 14 Jan 1870. 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 enclosing a letter from Lady Frere that had been returned to them owing to 'an informality with the stamping'.
The letter asks for news of Pelly and of matters in the Gulf and expresses Frere's opinion that the Foreign Office is determined to 'let everything drift' not only in the Gulf but also Muscat, Tehran and Bokhara [Bukhara].
Enclosed letter from Lady Frere:
- Letter from Lady Catherine Frere, 22 Princes Gardens, South Kensington, London to Lewis Pelly, 7 January 1870 regarding the Frere family being together for Christmas and the New Year and her recent attack of Rheumatic Fever. The letter also gives news of the children; of David Livingstone's recent travels; and a letter received from him by Sir Bartle in July 1868. The letter concludes with the rumours that Lord Napier may be named Chief in Council of India.
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- 5 folios
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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 F126/2, ff 27-31
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- 14 Jan 1870 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/2, ff 27-31
- Title
- Sir Bartle Frere, India Office to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 27r:28v
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- Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward
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- Mss Eur F126/2, ff 27-31
- Title
- Sir Bartle Frere, India Office to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 27r:31v
- Author
- Frere, Catherine
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.