Letter from [Bruce?] Deare to Colonel Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/71, ff 71-75
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 16 Aug 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 the various sporting activities that people were participating in at Poona [Pune] including Cricket, Badminton, Polo and Regattas.
The letter also discusses Deare's fascination with Kriegspiel (war games), gives news of his sons; and the Viceroy's expected arrival in Agra along with his onward travel plans.
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- 5 folios
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- 390 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/71
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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 F126/71, ff 71-75
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- 16 Aug 1873 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/71, ff 71-75
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- Letter from [Bruce?] Deare to Colonel Lewis Pelly
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- 71r:75v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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