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Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Camp Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for the State of Rajpootana [Rājasthān] [2r] (1/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 25 Mar 1873. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter regarding a demi-official report which had been forwarded by Colonel Brooke. The report contained translation of an extract from the Pudh Akhbar, dated 3 January 1873, and described a Fakeer, Ameer Ally Sow [Amir Ali Sow], who was living in Bickaneer and giving his family background, how he became a Fakeer and his life and travels over the previous twenty-two years.
The report also covered how he earned a living in Bickaneer, recent complaints against him and gave a full physical description.
The letter also refers to Eunochs that came from Delhi to Bickaneer following the Indian mutiny but who were dismissed several years previously by the Maharaja.
The letter concludes by stating that Burton's enquiries have been carefully but secretly made.
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Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Camp Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for the State of Rajpootana [Rājasthān] [2r] (1/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/72, ff 2-3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023442220.0x000004> [accessed 17 July 2026]
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- Letter from Captain Charles William Burton, Camp Bickaneer [Bīkāner] to Colonel John Cheape Brooke, Officiating Agent to the Governor General for the State of Rajpootana [Rājasthān]
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- 2r:3v
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