'Copy of a letter addressed to Col. Sykes by Walter Elliot Esq. of the Madras Civil Service, dated at [Maltari] Vizagapatam, 5 Sept. 1850' in which he writes to send the inscriptions he has received from Captain Gill from Ajanta. He writes concerning these inscriptions and of others that can be found in Madras.
Copy of a letter by Walter Elliot Esq., Vizagapatam, 5 Sept. 1850
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- Reference
- GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/33
- Dates of Creation
- 5th Sep 1850
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 pages handwritten
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Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Walter Elliot was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company's civil service at Madras in 1820 and worked until 1860. He was invested Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1866.
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Sir Walter Elliot was a British civil servant in colonial India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company's civil service at Madras in 1820 and worked until 1860. He was invested Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1866.
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