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Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly [44v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 24 Jul 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 Sir Bartle Frere's return to England having been eclipsed by the visit of the Shah of Persia (Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh), who had arrived there the same day.
The letter also informs Pelly of the general goings on at Simla, including weekly musical parties, football matches, a recent marriage, and the telegraph conference in Vienna.
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- Mss Eur F126/71, ff 43-44
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- Letter from Joseph West Ridgeway to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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- 43r:44v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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