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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 |