Letter from Henry Cecil Raikes, Watton House, Hertford to Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 27 Dec 1878. 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 informing Pelly that he had not wished to reply to his letter until he had seen Lord Salisbury and that owing to the weather he had not been able to until that day.
The letter goes on to recount his meeting with Lord Salisbury on Pelly's behalf in which Pelly's current position was discussed and Lord Salisbury's help enlisted in attempting to persuade Lord Lytton to re-employ him in India.
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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 247-248
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- 27 Dec 1878 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/7, ff 247-248
- Title
- Letter from Henry Cecil Raikes, Watton House, Hertford to Sir Lewis Pelly
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- 247r:248v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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