Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 34-35
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Jan 1858. 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 Jacob's concerns over the state of the Indian Army and comparing it to how the Scinde Irregular Horse is run.
The letter also informs Pelly that he has given one of Pelly's saddles to Lieutenant George William Macauley, and informing him how his horses are doing.
The letter refers to an enclosed letter from Malcolm Green to Jacob, which is no longer with this letter.
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- 2 folios
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- 617 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/1
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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 F126/1, ff 34-35
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- 31 Jan 1858 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 34-35
- Title
- Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
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- 34r:35v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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