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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/90
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Letter from Jung Bahadur to Brian Houghton Hodgson, August 1855
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- 1855 (Creation)
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Letter from Jang Bahadur to Brian Houghton Hodgson acknowledging receipt of Hodgson's second letter sent from Darjeeling the previous month and giving information on Gajarajsing Thapa's preliminary arrangements for his study, early progress, general well-being. He reports on the ongoing Nepal-Tibet War and history of the dispute and apologises for not being able to send specimens of unique birds and animals because of the pressure of war. Hodgson's title note on the top and date of receipt (September 1, 1855) on the back. Handwritten in Nepali, 1 piece, dated VE 30/04/1912 (CE Aug. 1855).
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- Nepali
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- Maharaja of Nepal Jung Bahadur 1817-1877 (Subject)