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This archival file corresponds to p. 8 in Burnes, et al., in the chapter titled "On the Persian Faction in Cabool."
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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I have deputed Captain Burnes to Shikarpore to make arrangements in carriage and provisions for the army and as that officer tells me you are the well wishers of this Government and have it in your power to give assistance at this time, I request you to attend to the wishes of that officer, and it will hereafter give me great pleasure to reward those who perform good service.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Burnes argued Dera Ghazi Khan was superior to Mithenkote because of the seasonal flooding experienced by the latter; see "Establishment of an Entrepot for Indus Trade," dated January 18, 1838 in Burnes, et al. As late as 1840, Macnaughten was voicing a qualified preference for Dera Ismail Khan, see "Macnaughten's Opinion on Trade of the Indus," NAI, Foreign S.C.,
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Burnes is listed among the missing because his body was never recovered.
Burnes, Robert W. 1970
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After Holson Burnes was acquired by Bain in the late 1980s, it moved three-fourths of its operations overseas.
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He accused the former governor of laying off hundreds of workers from both companies, Holson Burnes, a maker of picture frames and scrap books, and GS Industries, a steel mill, while Bain garnered a combined $85 million in management fees.
Rivals Attack Romney on Bain Neil King Jr. 2012
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Burnes argued correctly that the strong Afghan Amir, Dost Mohammed, "could keep the country together and resist Russian or Persian encroachment, but a country split into feudal principalities and tribes would invite Russian intrigue aimed at picking them off piecemeal with no great difficulty."
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Burnes Bolton says that some new nurses are having difficulties finding a job because many experienced nurses began working more hours when the economy tanked.
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Burnes Bolton says that some new nurses are having difficulties finding a job because many experienced nurses began working more hours when the economy tanked.
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Burnes argued correctly that the strong Afghan Amir, Dost Mohammed, "could keep the country together and resist Russian or Persian encroachment, but a country split into feudal principalities and tribes would invite Russian intrigue aimed at picking them off piecemeal with no great difficulty."
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