Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, to Charles Alison
Mss Eur F126/43, ff 88-89
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 6 Nov 1867. 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 recent decision of the Persian Foreign Office that all individuals of an 'exceptional character' must have a character reference signed by a competent authority before they can work for the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the objectionable conduct of the Foreign Office Moonshee [ Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. ] in Bushire.
The letter has been written in pencil and contains a number of crossings out and corrections in both pencil and ink.
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- 2 folios
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- 392 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/43
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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 F126/43, ff 88-89
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- 6 Nov 1867 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/43, ff 88-89
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- Draft letter from Lewis Pelly, to Charles Alison
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- 88r:89v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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