The general reader may consult with advantage Meadows Taylor, _The Confessions of a Thug_, the first edition of which appeared in 1839; and the vivid account by Mark Twain in _More Tramps Abroad_, chapters 49,50.
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The incident is described in detail in a letter dated December 18, 1842, from Sleeman to his sister Mrs.Furse.Captain J.L.

Sleeman has kindly furnished me with a copy of the letter, which is too long for reproduction in this place.
4.

This letter is printed in full in the _Journey through the Kingdom of Oude_, pp.

xvii-xix.
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