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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 7 Mar 1874. 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 Governor-General had been asking after his health and when he intended on going on leave; that Aitchison had informed him how matters stood in Rajpootana [Rajasthan] and of the medical adviser's recommendation that three months leave would be succifient time for his recovery; that the Governor-General thought he really ought to go home and recover properly, and that should he find three months is not sufficient it can be extended once there to six months.

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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 57-58

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7 Mar 1874 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Department, Government of India, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rajasthan], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/4, ff 57-58, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023593365.0x000013> [accessed 9 July 2026]

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