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Letter from Colonel William Earle, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly [181r] (1/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Feb 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 asking for Pelly's thoughts on the services of Colonel Samuel Hennell, and whether they were sufficient to give his son any special claim upon the Viceroy for a nomination to the Staff Corps.
A postscript to the letter notes Earle's regret at the news that Pelly is having to take leave owing to his health.
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- Mss Eur F126/71, ff 181-182
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- Letter from Colonel William Earle, Government House, Calcutta to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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- 181r:182v
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