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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jan 1875. 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 informing Pelly that the Gaekwar (Malharrao) should have every opportunity to prepare his defence and that he should be informed of this in writing.

The letter goes on to discuss the likelihood that the court will meet on 18 February as Sir Richard Couch cannot be in Baroda before then, and asking Pelly to send a full report on all that had occurred as the Secretary of State for India (George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll) was expecting one.

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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 F126/82, ff 24-25

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23 Jan 1875 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No.4 from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/82, ff 24-25, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023552914.0x000008> [accessed 14 July 2026]

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