Letter from L-C P, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 193-194
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 Mar 1877. 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 the re-opening of frontier passes and trade, and explaining that the sudden decision to re-open them caught many traders unprepared.
A postscript to the letter refers to a brief report the author wrote about Surat the previous year and notes that the information contained within it about the district of Surat and its factions and parties may be of interest to Pelly.
The signature on the letter is illegible, however the postscript has been initialled as L-C P.
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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 193-194
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- 17 Mar 1877 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/7, ff 193-194
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- Letter from L-C P, Government of India to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
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- 193r:194v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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