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GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/18
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Extract from a letter of Capt. M. Kittoe, Chunar, 18 January 1848
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- 18th Jan 1848 (Creation)
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1.2 page 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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'Extract from a letter of Capt. M. Kittoe, addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated Chunar, 18 January 1848' in which he writes of his forthcoming journey during which he hopes to collect items for the Society's museum. Despite poor health he has been steadily making progress with the inscriptions and writes of some he has with him and his attempts at translation.
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- English
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- Kittoe Markham 1808-1853 (Subject)