Draft telegram from Lewis Pelly, India Office to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton, Viceroy of India), Simla
Mss Eur F126/7, f 257
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 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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Draft telegram, written on the back of a Secretary's departmental order slip, informing Lord Lytton that he is ready to return to work at a day's notice.
The telegram contains a number of crossings through and corrections, and also includes the financial calculations for the cost of sending the telegram.
This may be the telegram referred to in Pelly's draft letter to Lord Lytton (ff. 249-250).
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- 1 folio
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- 572 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/7
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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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, f 257
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- 1878 (CE, Gregorian)
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Draft telegram from Lewis Pelly, India Office to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton, Viceroy of India), Simla, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/7, f 257, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024102602.0x00006a> [accessed 7 July 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/7, f 257
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- Draft telegram from Lewis Pelly, India Office to Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton, Viceroy of India), Simla
- Pages
- 257r:257v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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