'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.
Kittoe Markham 1808-1853Gya Leh Ladakh, Ladakh India 33.64983 77.7364
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GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/21
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Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume Two
GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/19
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Part of Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume Two
'Extract of a letter from Capt. Kittoe, addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated Gya, 2 March 1848' in which he writes that he fears little will be done that year as the weather is too hot and the authorities need to give permission. He sends with the letter some copies of inscriptions he has already done. He gives some details of these inscriptions and their locations. He also writes that he has 'a beauty of a model of a Siva temple of the 8th or 9th century which I promised at Benares'. He will restore that and others before sending to Sykes. He writes that he is reading H.H. Wilson's 'Vishnu Purana' in which he finds many of his own opinions confirmed.
Kittoe Markham 1808-1853