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Letters of Major Francis William Brown on current events in India, opinion in the army and leisure activities, 1860-1870 : Manuscript
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Letters of Major Francis William Brown on current events in India, opinion in the army and leisure activities, 1860-1870 : Manuscript 1860-1870.
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AMDigital Reference: NLS MS.1858.
Collection: Brown Correspondence
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2008. Digitized from a copy held by the National Library of Scotland.
Reproduction of: Letters of Major Francis William Brown on current events in India, opinion in the army and leisure activities, 1860-1870. 1860-1870.
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Summary
Letters of Major Francis William Brown, successively 20th Bombay N.I., Jacob's Rifles, and Bombay Staff Corps, to his family, 1860-70. He took part in the occupation of Bushire, 1856-7, and in the operations against the Sawant rebels, 1858. Otherwise he was stationed at Satara, 1850-1, Sholapur, 1851-4, 1858, Belgaum, 1854-8, and other places in Bombay Presidency, at Jacobabad, 1858-61, and for a short time in 1864 at Ranchi, where he acted as civil magistrate. His letters relate to his own activities (including sport), current events, opinion in the Army, etc.
Variant and related titles
India, Raj & Empire.
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Language
English
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November 16, 2023
Series
India, Raj & Empire
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