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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 5 Feb 1869. 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 regarding Brown's impressions of Captain Philip Howard Colomb and his support of Captain Elton for the vacant position on Dalhousie .

The letter also asks Pelly for a copy of the response from Government to his letter on proceedings at Muscat; and discusses the evening entertainments in Bombay.

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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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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Mss Eur F126/47, ff 66-67

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5 Feb 1869 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Robert Brown, Bombay to Colonel Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/47, ff 66-67, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023876489.0x00001b> [accessed 5 June 2026]

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