'Journal commenced 15 November 1853 [1855] Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills'
Date:
1855/1855
Description:
Journal entries dated 15 and 17 November 1855 recounting a ride to 'Arthur's Seat', a viewpoint on the Mahabaleshwur [Mahabaleshwar] Hills which Pelly visited to commemorate the end of his twenty-ninth year. The journal entries also recount a ride with Mr Carey to Purbabshur (in Ajmer) to visit the tomb of Abdullah Khan; references to financial matters; the books Pelly was reading at the time including William Wordsworth's memoirs, Napier's Peninsular War (written by Sir William Napier) and selections from the Wellington despataches.The date of the first journal entry in this item appear to read as 15 November 1853 but should be read as 15 November 1855.1 folio