Letter from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti to Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General at Rajputana
Mss Eur F126/75, ff 7-10
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 16 Oct 1874. 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 sending Lieutenant Yate on boundary settlement duty; a 'secret council' of the nobles of Mewar organised by the Karawa Rao in which the belief that the Maharana had been murdered through witchcraft was again raised along with the desire to see those they believed responsible brought to justice, however no further action was taken as a result of the meeting and the Maharana's mother concluded that she was satisfied with the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. 's response as detailed in a previous letter (ff 2-6).
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- 4 folios
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- 36 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/75
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Conservation: The letter had previously been tied together with a piece of string which has been removed for conservation reasons.
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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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 F126/75, ff 7-10
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- 16 Oct 1874 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/75, ff 7-10
- Title
- Letter from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti to Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General at Rajputana
- Pages
- 7r:10v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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