Letters: Fort St. George, to Henry Dundas, 1795 Sept. 6-1796 Feb. 20.

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Letters: Fort St. George, to Henry Dundas, 1795 Sept. 6-1796 Feb. 20.

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Duplicates of four letters relating to events leading up to the conquest of Ceylon from the Dutch. One letter marked private and another private & confidential. Another letter is wanting first 8 pages. He reports that he had inspected the Northern territory in order to form his own opinion of the state of affairs there, he protests at great length against Sir John Shore's attitude to him over the Dutch settlement, and describes how the Dutch possessions were transferred to the East India Company.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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