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Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly [‎237v] (10/10)

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The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 19 Aug 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 informing Pelly that he is unwell and has gone blind and asking him to look at an enclosed letter from Widdicombe.

The letter from Widdicombe is no longer enclosed, however there is an enclosed letter, with duplicate copy, from Jacob to the editor of The Times , 19 August 1858, written in response to a statement made by the paper on 8 July 1858 that 'Colonel Jacob' was unable to speak any native languages, and enquiring whether he was the person they were referring to, and if so correcting them on that statement.

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Letter from John Jacob, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly [‎237v] (10/10), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/1, ff 233-237, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024175082.0x00004c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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