Copy letter from W Sandys, Lieutenant Colonel of the Bengal Establishment, Helston, Cornwall, to Marq[ues]s [Arthur] Wellesley

Been asked by the respective parties who have signed the petition [not extant], as enumerated in the margin, to present it to the House of Lords. Expresses opinion of petitioners and Cornish miners in general that the Gospel is 'the means of preserving the Eastern to the Western British Empire'. Add...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44
Date(s) of creation: 20 Apr 1813
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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44
Summary: Been asked by the respective parties who have signed the petition [not extant], as enumerated in the margin, to present it to the House of Lords. Expresses opinion of petitioners and Cornish miners in general that the Gospel is 'the means of preserving the Eastern to the Western British Empire'. Adds his opinion, based on 22 years service in India, that the more the Gospel is introduced into India the more 'is in its control over the minds of the Natives'.
Extent: 2 pages
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Language: English
Format: Archive