Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
Mss Eur F126/4, ff 41-42
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 11 Oct 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter regarding questions that Pelly had asked about a case involving Captain Smith, and informing him that the Adjutant General had referred the matter to His Excellency the Commander in Chief.
The case related to information that was included in the officers' statement of service; which included any occasions that the officers' conduct was subject to a court of enquiry, even if the court had acquitted the officer and the reporting the Commander in Chief's decision that this custom needed to be stopped.
The letter also informs Pelly that in the case of Captain Smith the course decided upon by the Army should be followed.
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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 F126/4, ff 41-42
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- 11 Oct 1873 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/4, ff 41-42
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- Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Government of India, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General in Rajpootana [Rajasthan]
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- 41r:42v
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