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Letter dated 2 Dec 1835 from Colonel Charles William Pasley, Superintendent of the...

Catalogue reference: IOR/F/4/1519/59982A

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IOR/F/4/1519/59982A
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2 Dec 1835
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Letter dated 2 Dec 1835 from Colonel Charles William Pasley, Superintendent of the Royal Engineers' Training Depôt at Chatham, to Edward Thornton, Secretary's Department, East India House - he alludes to the alleged disadvantages, as regards service and promotion, experienced by UK recruits for the Madras and Bombay Sappers and Miners, and recommends that all of this season's S and M recruits be sent to Bengal.

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Bengal Mil 8 Jan 1836, draft 711/1835, IOR/E/4/746 pp 801-03Madras Mil 8 Jan 1836, draft 711/1835, IOR/E/4/947 pp 33-34Bombay Mil 8 Jan 1836, draft 711/1835, IOR/E/4/1059 pp 811-12

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Letter dated 2 Dec 1835 from Colonel Charles William Pasley, Superintendent of the...