(Signed) W. H. SLEEMAN.
To Lieut.-General the Right Hon.
Henry Viscount Hardinge,
&c. &c. &c.
Jhansee, 4th March, 1848.
Dear Sir,
Lord Hardinge, in a letter dated the 7th of January last, requested me to make out a narrative of my humble services in India, and to send it under cover to you, as he expected to embark on the 15th, before he could receive it in Calcutta. I take the liberty to send my reply with the narrative, open, and to request that you will do me the favour to have them sealed and forwarded to his Lordship.
Believe me, dear Sir,
Yours very faithfully,
(Signed) W. H. SLEEMAN.
To J. Cosmo Melvill,
Secretary to the East India Company,
India House, London.