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Correspondence between George Forster and Henry Dundas.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/685
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- IOR/H/685
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- Correspondence between George Forster and Henry Dundas.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1785
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(1) p. 1, List of Contents. (2) p. 3, Note to the effect that George Forster (a Madras Civilian and, later, author of A Journey from Bengal to England through the Northern Part of India, Kashmir and Afghanistan, 1808) was requested to write down his views on the Political State of India by Henry Dundas. (3) Letters from George Forster to Henry Dundas. pp. 5-32, 10th May 1785, Mysore and Tipu Sultan, Malabar and Coorg, with, pp. 33-40, Details of various routes; pp. 41-74, 21st May 1785, The Maratha States, Peshwa, Sindia, Holkar, Bhonsla, Raja of Berar; pp. 75-89, 3rd June 1785, Nizam; pp. 90-114, 9th June 1785, Sikhs (no mention of the Sikh legend of the coming of the English), Pathans, Afghans and Kashmir.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Letter 367
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- 1 volume
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Unrestricted
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b9546c02-57ce-4dd4-875b-d7945f8f8a33/
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IOR/H/660-680
Burmese War 1823-1828
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Correspondence between George Forster and Henry Dundas.