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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 27 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 regarding Lewis Pelly's forthcoming visit to Jeypour and arrangements for greeting the Maharaja. The letter also submits a request from the Maharaja for his sons to be permitted to sit at the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , but not to be included in the number of followers attending.

The letter concludes by referring to a telegram about the Baroda Commissioner which was published in the Times and informing Pelly that 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. had written to him to say that Sir Richard Meade had requested he (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. ) meet the Commissioner in Bombay.

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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 F126/7, ff 26-27

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27 Oct 1873 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from William Howell Beynon, Jeypour [Jaipur] to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/7, ff 26-27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024102602.0x000009> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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