Copy of a letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to Charles Umpherston Aitchison

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Letter explaining his intentions in submitting General John Dobrée Woollcombe's letter requesting siege guns for Nusseerabad [Nasīrābād] in order to handle a situation at Futtehgurh [Fatehgarh] and that garrison artillery would not be required as well as outlining the possible scenarios where the weapons would be required.

Enclosed with the letter are copies of previous correspondence in relation to the matter:

• Letter from John Dobrée Woollcombe, Nusseerabad to Lewis Pelly, 20 October 1872 outlining what military capacity he did and did not have and recounting past instances where heavy artillery had been used and detailing what his requirements would be (ff 126-127).
• Letter from Lewis Pelly, Camp Agra to Charles Umpherston Aitchison, 25 October 1873, sending him John Dobrée Woollcombe's unofficial letter of 20 October and supporting its conclusions as well as giving cases of his own where such weaponry would be required (ff 124-125).

Extent and format

6 folios

It is part of

'Government House Letters Received Rajputana [Rājasthān]'

390 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/71

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/71, ff 122-127

History of this record

Date(s)

9 Nov 1873 (CE, Gregorian)

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