Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1, ff 146-149
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 5 Jul 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 Pelly's decision to stay in England; the type and amount of work that Jacob is currently undertaking; the contents of Jacob's 'progress letters'; and the situation in Herat.
- Extent and format
- 4 folios
- It is part of
- 617 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/1
- Arrangement
The contents of the letter have been written vertically from folios 146 to 149 and then the paper has been turned horizontally and continued firstly on folio 149v and finally on folio 148.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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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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- Archive reference
- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 146-149
- Date(s)
- 5 Jul 1858 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 146-149
- Title
- Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly
- Pages
- 146r:149v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence