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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D4417/2/5
Title
Letter from Joseph Soar in a camp near Hydrabad [Hyderabad, India] to William Forman
Date
25 Jan 1801
Extent
1 item
Level
Item
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Forman family of Chellaston
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Document
Term
British Empire
Colonialism
Letters (documents)
Military personnel
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... sorry he hasn't written sooner: an account of his activities since being released from captivity Ceylon: has travelled 4,000 miles by sea and 2,884 miles by land in various moves: wants a headstock put on his father's grave and the balance of £22 1 s sent to him: doesn't expect to return to England again because too cold
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