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Part of a letter written by John Jacob [305v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1858?. 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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Two folios of a letter, in General John Jacob's handwriting regarding the potential impact of another war with Russia, the importance of Kurdistan's position with regard to such a war and the possible involvement of Persia. The letter also discusses the importance of retaining Bushire and Jacob's belief that he would be most useful in such a scenario on the North-West frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of India.
The names of the correspondent and recipient of the letter, and its date are not known however the handwriting belongs to John Jacob and the letter can be estimated as being from 1858 as all the letters from Jacob in the file are from that year.
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- 2 folios
- Arrangement
The text of the letter has been written down the folios in a vertical direction, and the paper has then been turned horizontally and further text written down the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 304 .
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F126/1, ff 304-305
- Title
- Part of a letter written by John Jacob
- Pages
- 304r:305v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence