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D4417 - Forman family of Chellaston - 18th-20th cent
2 - Correspondence - 1791-1811
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D4417/2/4
Title
Letter from Joseph Soar in Madras [Chennai, India] to his cousin William Forman at Chellaston
Date
21 Feb 1795
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Forman family of Chellaston
Term
Ethnic groups
Black peoples
Islam
Caste
Hinduism
Transcript or Index
... has heard of disturbances at home, only a few French ships in the China Seas: brahmens are the head caste, never eat anything that "drew breath": the Moors follow Islam [“the religion of Mohamet”]: has been at the Mount called St Thomas
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