A. Eden, Secretary Government of Bengal, Memo to the Secretary of the

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Eden’s memo suggests that private charity should replace governmental responsibility to help the dying, a surprising suggestion given the late date and the increased suffering of masses of people.167

A. Eden, Secretary Government of Bengal, Memo to the Secretary of the Board of Revenue, No. 1933 (26 June 1866), Papers and Correspondence Relative to Famine in Bengal and Orissa

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