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(See page 260 [Letter 134], [Foot] note 1.)] [Footnote 5: Stratford Canning, afterwards Lord Stratford de Redcliffe.] [Footnote 6: Captain Bathurst, and the officers of the 'Salsette', anxious to see the arsenal and the Turkish fleet, paid a visit with
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Dear Mother, -- To-morrow, or this evening, I sail for Constantinople in the 'Salsette' frigate, of thirty-six guns.
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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'Salsette''s crew were known to have accomplished a greater distance; and the only thing that surprised me was that, as doubts had been entertained of the truth of Leander's story, no traveller had ever endeavoured to ascertain its practicability. "
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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[Footnote 1: On July 10, 1810, the British ambassador, Robert Adair, had his audience of Sultan Mahmoud II, and on the 14th the 'Salsette' set sail.
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Incredibly, in 1548, when it was a flourishing town in Salsette, Bandra was gifted to a Portuguese, Antonio Passoa, 'for meritorious service' to the ruling Portuguese.
Archive 2009-11-01 photographerno1 2009
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After the capture of Bassein by the Marathas in May 1739, the Portuguese also surrendered Salsette and Bandra.
Archive 2009-11-01 photographerno1 2009
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On January 1,1775, the island of Salsette and Bandra was added to the British domain.
Archive 2009-11-01 photographerno1 2009
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Most of the property was in Salsette, the larger island on which Bombay was built, but awkward strips of land and vacant lots of Colaba were also disposed of.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Most of the property was in Salsette, the larger island on which Bombay was built, but awkward strips of land and vacant lots of Colaba were also disposed of.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Most of the property was in Salsette, the larger island on which Bombay was built, but awkward strips of land and vacant lots of Colaba were also disposed of.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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