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GB 891 JG-JG/1-JG/1/2
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A letter sent to Major General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid from Muhammad Khan of Hyderabad
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- 28 September 1867 (Creation)
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A handwritten letter in Persian script (official language of Mogul India in 1857), the letter is addressed to Major General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid and mentions Commissioner of Sindh, Bartle Frere, and Colonel Morder from Pune. The letter is sent from Muhammad Khan of Hyderabad who prays for Colonel Morder's good health after becoming infected with cholera by drinking water from River Indus. Muhammad Khan vows to pay him a visit.
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- Persian
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- Goldsmid Sir Frederic John 1818-1908 Major General (Subject)
- Frere Bartle 1815-1884 (Subject)
- Muhammad Khan ? 1867-1900 (Subject)