Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/20
Title
'Extract of a letter from Captain Kittoe, Behar (Bihar), 31 March 1848'
Date(s)
- 31st Mar 1848 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
2.5 pages handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Extract of a letter from Captain Kittoe, addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated Behar (Bihar), 31 March 1848' in which he writes of his difficulties in collecting inscriptions in the area. He has visited one which gives a long list of Guptas. He has found… read more
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Language of material
- English
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Kittoe Markham 1808-1853 (Subject)