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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 10 October 19 09:16 BST (UK) »
Getting shoddy in my old age, do I? Thanks for your help!
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 10 October 19 09:35 BST (UK) »
and one more:
»amounted to just 200 men
[Nagas] [??], of several carts –
the porters of the [??] and his
Highness might amount to about
600 more.
«

edit: forgot probably a comma

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 10 October 19 09:51 BST (UK) »
Think it says "of the sepoys"??
Can't make out the other part

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 10 October 19 10:07 BST (UK) »
sepoys of his Highness might amount to about?

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 10 October 19 10:25 BST (UK) »
That makes perfect sense. Thank you.

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 10 October 19 11:18 BST (UK) »
the other part may read:
»
amounted to just 200 men,
Nagas all, of several carts –
the porters of the sepoys and his
Highness might amount to about
600 more,
«

Its probably more Shakespear than Shakespeare, but (to my knowledge) fits the tone of this kind of reports.

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 10 October 19 11:32 BST (UK) »
Hi Jan,

Nagas had me stumped, but I have discovered they are people associated with the North Eastern part of India.
You live and learn  ;D

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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 10 October 19 12:04 BST (UK) »
The Diary of Jenkins deals basically with the »first contact« between the British and the Naga.
The tour is always mentioned, but nobody did actually the work to read (or publish) the original source. It's there in the British Library since I do not know when. Thought, I should give it a try  ;D
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Re: field diary 1832 deciphering problems
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 10 October 19 13:40 BST (UK) »
The Naked Naga's presumably, Hindu warriors?  ;D

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