Letters of acknowledgment of services rendered to Government [‎39v] (10/144)

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Volume of handwritten testimonials to the work of Lewis Pelly throughout his career in the 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. . the testimonials have been arranged according to his various appointments from 1857 to 1873:

1. Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 36-42):

• Copy of letter No. 40 of 1857 from Brigadier General John Jacob, Acting Commissioner in Sind to The Right Honorable Lord Elphinstone, Governor and Resident in Council, Bombay, dated 11 February 1857.
• Copy of letter No. 849 of 1857 from H Young, Officiating Chief Secretary to Government, Territorial Department Revenue, Bombay Castle to The Acting Commissioner in Sind, dated 21 February 1857.
• Copy of Extract of paragraph 20 from letter No. 5091 from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to Commissioner in Sind, dated 27 November 1857.

2. Jagheer Commission (ff. 43-45):

• Copy of extract from letter No. 94 from Lieutenant Colonel John Jacob, Acting Commissioner in Sind to The Right Honorable Lord Elphinstone, Governor and Resident in Council, Bombay, dated 8 August 1856.

3. Tehran Mission (ff. 46-61):

• Copy of extract from Despatch from Sir Henry Rawlinson, 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. to Sir George Clerk H.C.B, dated 9 July 1859.
• Copy of letter from H R Grenfell, 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. to Captain Lewis Pelly, dated 26 July 1859.
• Copy of letter from J Russell, Foreign Office to Captain Pelly, dated 19 September 1860.

4. Afghan Mission (ff. 52-55):

• Copy of letter from Charles Alison, Teheran to Major Pelly, dated 10 September 1860.

The remainder of the volume contains 50 folios of copies and extracts of letters, telegrams and Government resolutions highlighting the work of Lewis Pelly and where he has received thanks and commendations from the Governor of Bombay, the Governor General in Council or the Secretary of State for India. The testimonials are arranged chronologically and cover the period 21 May 1863 to 26 August 1873, most are signed by the Secretaries to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. or the Government of India, however folios 94 to 95 are a copy of a letter from Lord Granville as Foreign Secretary to Lewis Pelly, and folios 96 to 97 are a copy of a letter from Sir Bartle Frere to Lord Granville.

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72 folios

Physical characteristics

Binding: The volume was originally tied together with red and yellow thread, which has been removed for conservation purposes and placed at the back of the volume in a plastic sleeve. The plastic sleeve may cause a loss of sharpness to the digital image of the binding.

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English in Latin script

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