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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 7 Sep 1877. 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 both Mrs Aitchison and Mrs Cox will be accompanying him to London and asking Pelly to dine with them at the Charing Cross Hotel, as well as asking him to meet them there rather than coming to Kings Cross to meet them.

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2 folios
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Condition Imperfect: The top right hand corner of folio sixty-nine has been torn off, and key information including the date and address are no longer visible, as are the first few words of the first line on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.

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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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 73-74

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7 Sep 1877 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, 2 Manor Place, North, Edinburgh to Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/4, ff 73-74, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023593365.0x00001b> [accessed 20 July 2026]

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