File RAS GOV7/21 - Copy of a letter from Captain Kittoe, Gya, 2 March 1848

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GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/21

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Copy of a letter from Captain Kittoe, Gya, 2 March 1848

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  • 2nd Mar 1848 (Creation)

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2.5 pages handwritten

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Markham Kittoe was in India from 1825-53 as an Officer in Bengal 6th Native Infantry. He became Archaeological Enquirer to Government in the North Western Provinces.

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'Copy of a letter from Captain Kittoe, addressed to Colonel Sykes. Dated Gya, 2 March 1848' which seems to be a copy of much of RAS GOV7/19. Kittoe writes of his interaction with the local Brahmins and that he sends copies of inscriptions.

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