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Pelly, Sir Lewis, (1825-1892), Knight, General, Indian administrator

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Surname: Pelly
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Lewis
Gender: Male
Date: 1825-1892
Title: Knight
History: Sec of Legation to Tehran 1857; Special Mission to Afghanistan and Baluchistan 1860; Political agent and consul Zanzibar 1861-1862, Persian Gulf 1862-1871; Special Commissioner Baroda 1874; Envoy Extraordinary Peshawar 1877. MP (Con) 1885-1892.
Biography: ODNB link for Pelly, Sir Lewis (1825-1892) Knight General Indian Administrator
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P274885 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P148446 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
Pelly, Sir Lewis
2
1859-63: corresp and papers
The National Archives
FO 800/233-34
See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
3
1838-92: corresp and papers
British Library: Asian and African Studies
MSS Eur F 126
NRA 27527
4
1865-92: letters to Sir William Mackinnon
London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
PP MS 1
NRA 10515 Mackinnon