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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1 Sep 1875. 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 if Pelly would enquire after his son Alfred, who was serving in India with the 56th Regiment and also asking whether Pelly would consider employing him in his own department.

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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 116-117

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1 Sep 1875 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton, Dorking, Surrey to Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, Agent for Governor General Rajpootana [Rājasthān], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/7, ff 116-117, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024102602.0x000030> [accessed 12 July 2026]

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