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Extracts from Letters acknowledging Pelly's Services to Government which he used as Letters of Testimonial [29v] (58/261)
The record is made up of 1 file, 39 items (130 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1856-26 Aug 1873. 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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The file consists of individual extracts from letters, telegrams and reports in which Lewis Pelly's work and services to Government have been praised or highly thought of and which he brought together to be used as testimonials to show the quality of his work for 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. .
Also enclosed with the file are two booklets of testimonials, one handwritten and one printed which include copies of some of the loose testimonials within the file.
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- 1 file, 39 items (130 folios)
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Foliation: The file has been foliated in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
Some of the loose folios have original foliation, consisting of a larger pencil number on the left hand side of the front of the folio, to indicate the order in which the testimonials were arranged. This foliation sequence is incomplete and does not cover all the loose folios in the file.
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- Mss Eur F126/13
- Title
- Extracts from Letters acknowledging Pelly's Services to Government which he used as Letters of Testimonial
- Pages
- 29v, 32v, 34ar
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence