Letter from Captain Donald Robertson, Beawar to Leslie Seymour Saunders
Mss Eur F126/73, ff 8-11
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 27 Jul 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 his having sent a full account of his doings to Herbert Mills Repton, the difficulties he had encountered in meeting a local ruler, including rudeness and false messages regarding ill health.
The letter goes on to discuss reports submitted in vernacular, Urdu and English; the bindingover of an individual to give evidence in a case; and the possibility of granting a concession for cows and buffalo to graze in the forests.
Included with the letter is a note from Leslie Seymour Saunders to Herbert Mills Repton, 28 July 1873, asking him to read and comment on a letter. A reply from Repton to Saunders, 28 July 1873 discusses Captain Robertson's reports, the Rao being 'cheeky' and awaiting a reply from the Police about his orders.
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- 4 folios
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- 30 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/73
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- Mss Eur F126/73, ff 8-11
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- 27 Jul 1873 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/73, ff 8-11
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- Letter from Captain Donald Robertson, Beawar to Leslie Seymour Saunders
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- 8r:11v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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