Intercepted Letter from Caboul [‎1r] (1/4)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/9/76/238

The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 8 Mar 1802. It was written in French. 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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A copy of an intercepted letter from Caboul [Kabul] from a French author to a correspondent in Paris, dated 8 March 1802.

The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, and his hopes to travel to Candahar [Kandahar] and Persia [Iran] and return to France. A postscript enquires after papers and objects sent by the author to Europe, remarks on the state of affairs in Cachemire, and complains of being surrounded by spies working for the English Government.

A duplicate of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/249. An English translation of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/237.

This letter was enclosed in the letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 June 1802 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/245).

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/76/238
Title: Intercepted Letter from Caboul
Pages: 1r:2r
Author: Unknown
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