Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/44, ff 160-161
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 13 Nov 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 Pelly having decided to take a period of rest in Calcutta; the sale of Pelly's garden and a further plot of ground in Bushire to Mrs McKertich; a full statement of the sale of Pelly's property in Bushire; the ongoing work to translate the scenes of Pelly's play; news of Mr Lucas and describing Colonel Ross's billiards table.
The originating letter can be found in Mss Eur F126/70, f 54v
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- 2 folios
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- English in Latin script
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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 F126/44, ff 160-161
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- 13 Nov 1874 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/44, ff 160-161
- Title
- Letter from James Charles Edwards, Bushire to Sir Lewis Pelly
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- 160r:161v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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