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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
Format	Document
Term	Ethnic groups
	Black peoples
	Islam
	Caste
	Hinduism
	British Empire
	Colonialism
	Letters (documents)
	Military personnel
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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