File BHH/1/84 - Letter from Kashinath Mull to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 23 May 1854

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/84

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Letter from Kashinath Mull to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 23 May 1854

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  • 23rd May 1854 (Creation)

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Letter from Kashinath Mull to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he gives a description of his personal hardship including the loss of his business and job. He asks for a recommendation for an appointment as Toll Collector on the Grand Trunk Road or a Pergannah Visitorship of Vernacular Schools in Benaras (Vārānasi). He shows his appreciation of Hodgson's previous help to Kashinath including saving his life during Hodgson's tenure as Resident in Nepal. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 23 May, 1854.

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