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the personal services of Attar Singh and those of num- erous members of his family- and the well-proved loyalty of the small but gallant race to which he belongs, be allowed to weigh, heavily in the disposal of his case

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Dismissal plus the loss of pension is a most crush-

and bitter end to a hitherto honorable career

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We have nothing to satisfy us that this officer of un- blemishedreputation has deserved any punishment at all.

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March 1803 April

J. Coldstream

Indian civil service

(retired)

P.S. There is good reason to believe ( Inspector's Stanton's affidavit; see page 2 of the printed papers in Attar Singh's petition to the Secretary of State d/ 30th: April 1833 7 & 8 and annexures) that the statement made by the witness

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Tse Leung at the enquiry into Inspector's Stanton's fiatly contradicts the incriminating statement made by him in Attar Singh's case It is submitted that these statements should be compared

NOTE In the absence of copies of official records of the cases,

copies of the evidence in the first case was asked for by Attar Singis agent but no reply was given this memorandum has been drawn up mainly from the printed papers furnished by Attar Singh statements subsequently made by him

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