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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly [‎161v] (2/4)

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 24 Jan 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, dated 03 January 1874 outlining the guidance from Government on the armies of native states, including what principals they should adhere to and how their size should be determined, and requesting that Pelly use these guidelines to determine whether the recent applications for arms made by the Maharaja of Jodhpoor [Jodhpur] and the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Tonk are justified.

The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 162 contains a draft letter, written in pencil by Pelly, and dated 24 January 1874 in which he asks the correspondent to submit his application in conformity with the guidance as laid down in Aitchison's letter.

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Letter from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Foreign Office, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly [‎161v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/71, ff 161-162, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023597583.0x00007b> [accessed 2 July 2026]

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