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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department [‎89r] (1/4)

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/69, ff 89-90

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Dec 1873. 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.

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Letter regarding the need to employ a confidential clerk as Pelly has been using a young man he trained in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , but that he will be required to return there now Pelly's appointment has been confirmed.

The letter goes on to comment on the essential use the young man has been as the confidential clerk and suggesting a way of re-arranging the assistants to cover the costs of a clerk if one cannot be granted.

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Mss Eur F126/69, ff 89-90
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Letter from Lewis Pelly to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department
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