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'Testimonials to work of Lewis Pelly' [‎115r] (17/48)

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The record is made up of 24 folios. It was created in 11 Feb 1857-26 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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Teheran, September lOth, 1860.
Sir,
You are at liberty, under my instructions frcm ilie Foreign Office, to return to India.
It is desirable that you should take the direct route through Afghanistan instead of
the more uncertain one by Bushire, or that round by Constantinople and Egypt.
You will endeavour, on your passage through Meshed, to procure some reliable informa
tion respecting the Persian Expedition against Mero. Ihe Persian authorities themselves
admit the army to be in a state of considerable embarrassment, its line of operations being
partly intercepted by the Turcoman hordes.
At Herat you will have an opportunity of ccmmunicating perscnally with the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. ,
to whem you will present the acecmpanying letter, with suitable ccmpl'ments, cn my part.
You will renew to Sultan Ahmed Khan the assurance of Her Majesty's Government, that their
sole wish is to see him independent and prosperous within the limits of his own territory.
You will likewise present him with the fowling-piece and pair of pistols, now given in
your charge, in token of the friendly feelings of the British Government. It is probable that
a rifle and sword (foiming part of the presents intended for the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. ) may reach me in
time for them to overtake you en route. In that case you will present them simultaneously
with the other arms.
In the event of the state of the weather peimitting you to proceed onwards by Cabul,
you will make suitable friendly assurances, on the part of Her Majesty's Government, to
Dost Mahomed Khan, to whom you will likewise present the accompanying letter of intro-
ducticn on my part, with proper compliments. Should you, however, on reaching Candaliar,
find yourself overtaken by the winter, you will be at liberty to move onwards by the Bolan
Pass, through that portion of our frontier already familiar to you.
You will be careful en revte to collect all practicable information on the present
ccndition and prospects of Afghanistan. Your access to the archives of this mission has made
you lully acquainted with the views of Her Majesty's Government respecting those States.
1 nevertheless enclose to ycu, for ycur more perfect guidance, an extract of the instructions

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Volume of printed and handwritten testimonials covering the period 1857 to 1873. The cover of the volume has a number of annotations in Pelly's handwriting including recording that this is his own copy of his testimonials dated 13 August 1873 and querying where certain recognitions are.

Some of the printed testimonials are copies of the volume of handwritten testimonials also included in the file.

The volume has been arranged according to positions held:

Assistant Commissionership in Sind (ff. 107-109):

Jagheer Commission (f. 110) - there are no testimonials under this heading.

Teheran [Tehran] Mission (ff. 111-113):

Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff. 116-125):

Handwritten testimonies - Sir Bartle Frere's Special Mission to Zanzibar and Muscat 1872 to 1873 (ff. 126-130):

  • Letter No. 1271P from Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, 13 June 1873.
  • Letter from Granville (2nd Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary), Foreign Office, to Colonel Lewis Pelly, 9 July 1873.
  • Extract from a letter from Sir Bartle Frere to Earl Granville, 30 June 1873.
  • Letter No. 5289 of 1873 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Mount Aboo, 26 August 1873.
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24 folios
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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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