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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly [246v] (4/12)
The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 26 Aug 1858. 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 information on Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere and the proceeedings of the Sind Irregular Horse which Pelly had requested; his experiences with the commission (on the re-organisation of the Indian Army); and his beliefs on their intentions for governing India.
The letter concludes with Merewether's thoughts on John Jacob's attitude to religion.
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- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 245-250
- Title
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether to Lewis Pelly
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- 245r:250v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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