Two 1879 Letters signed by Lord Lytton (Viceroy 1876-1880) addressed to Her Highness Nawab Kudsia Begam on the Conclusion of the Afghan War; A manuscript letter written in palace script on both sides of a single sheet of parchment, embossed in gold with the Viceroy's royal coat of arms, addressed to Her Highness Nawab Kudsia Begam, M.C.I. Dated Simla 30th July 1879 and signed Lytton. The letter thanks the Begum for her congratulations on "the termination of hostilities with the Amir of Afghanistan" and promises to convey them to the Queen. This letter is folded at foot and fore-edge to fit the binding and is accompanied by another letter using the same wording and also signed Lytton but addressed to Her Highness Nawab Shah Jahan Begam, G.C.S.l., together with true copies in Persian on gold leaf decorated paper, certified and signed by the Secretary to the Government of India.