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- abbreviation calcium sulphite when used as a
food preservative
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In fact Bogle cites Wortley Montagu when he compares his own intimate acquaintance with the Panchen Lama to her adventures (referring no doubt to her entrance into the harem and Turkish baths); describing both of them as "enjoying advantages, which no European Traveller before .... ever possessed" (Bogle to Robin, 8 January 1775, MSS Eur E226/80).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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Clothes would have fallen into his correspondents 'sphere of traditional feminine concerns, but in these letters Bogle also explores the importance of dress as a sign of identity; to Martha, for instance, he writes a semi-serious disquisition on the influence of dress on national character (Bogle to Mrs Brown, 8 March 1775, MSS Eur E226/77 (k)).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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These problems were compounded for Bogle on his mission, when Bhutanese messengers had to carry letters across the great Himalayan range, impassable during the winter months (Bogle to Hastings, 27 April 1775, MSS Eur E226/23; Bogle to Bess, 30 December 1774, MSS Eur E226/80).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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For his sister Elizabeth, these qualities are manifested in the Lama's solicitude to provide acceptable food for Bogle's breakfast (Bogle to Bess, 30 December 1774, MSS Eur E226/80).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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He enthuses about the warmth and practicality of loose Tibetan clothing, detailing his outfit: a satin gown lined with Siberian fox fur, a cap faced with sable and Russian red leather boots (Bogle to Mrs Brown, 3 November 1774; Bogle to unspecified female correspondent, 27 November 1774, MSS Eur E226/80).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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Writing to his sister Anne, he demands news from home, for 'the memory of our early Friends and Acquaintances is the Chain that attaches us to our native Country, and we cannot forego the one without dissolving the other' (Bogle to Miss A. Bogle, MSS Eur E226/78).
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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Including discontinuing operations, net income, Group share for the business line was a loss of E226 million in the third quarter of
ITnews 2008
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(Bogle to Mrs Brown, 3 November 1774, MSS Eur E226/80)
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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RON PAUL (Extensions of Remarks - February 27, 2001) [Page: E226] GPO's PDF
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