Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Jeypore [Jaipur] to Lord Northbrook [Thomas George Baring]
Mss Eur F126/70, ff 93v-94
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 18 Oct 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 thanking his Lordship for approving Pelly's request to take leave owing to his deteriorating eyesight which he needs to take precautions for, and discussing the causes of and possible solutions to it.
The letter continues by discussing Pelly's satisfaction with arrangements within the Rajpootana [Rājasthān] agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the cop-operation he has received from the local Chiefs and officers working for him.
The letter concludes by stating that although his leave is to last a year he would be happy to be recalled early if required.
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- English in Latin script
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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 F126/70, ff 93v-94
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- 18 Oct 1874 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/70, ff 93v-94
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- Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Jeypore [Jaipur] to Lord Northbrook [Thomas George Baring]
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- 94r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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