Earl of Lytton [Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton], Viceroy of India 1876-1880

An formal letter signed Lytton, dated 23rd May 1878, written in a fine palace sript hand on two sides of a folio sheet of stout paper headed with the Royal Arms embossed in gold. The letter is addressed to Her Highness Nawab Shah Jehan Begum, G.C.S.I., Bhopal. The Viceroy thanks the Begum for offering to put the resources of her …