Letter from William Merewether, On the Indus to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 293-299
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The record is made up of 7 folios. It was created in 28 Feb 1861. 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 Merewether's meeting with the Governor of Bombay (Sir George Clerk), which Henry Green accompanied him on, and his disappointment that the Governor was not able to see the Sind military first hand as well as discussing his negotiations with the Governor and the Council in Chief over proposed reductions to the Sind Irregular Horse.
The letter also refers to the Governor's response to Pelly's letter on the situation with Mahomed Ameer Khan [Mohammad Amir Khan] in Kandahar; and the timing of the introduction of Lord Canning's inheritance proclamation.
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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 F126/1, ff 293-299
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- 28 Feb 1861 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 293-299
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- Letter from William Merewether, On the Indus to Lewis Pelly
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- 293r:299v
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