Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly to Captain Philip Durham Henderson, Under Secretary, Foreign Department, Government of India [106v] (2/8)
The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 17 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 enclosing a letter from Major William Howell Beynon on the Kishengurh [Kishangarh] Peshcush (an offering or tribute).
Letter from William Howell Beynon, Simla to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Officiating Agent Governor General, 10 October 1873, regarding the amount of His Highness (of Kishangarh)'s Peshcush and detailing how the amount has been calculated. The letter also discusses the question of discontinuing the presentation of Khilluts to attendants, which Beynon believes would not be a problem as long as the sons of Chief's and Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. were excepted.
An addendum to the letter dated 17 October 1873 requests that Adelbert Cecil Talbot make a copy of the letter.
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- Mss Eur F126/71, ff 106-109
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- Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly to Captain Philip Durham Henderson, Under Secretary, Foreign Department, Government of India
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- 106r:109v
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