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The chief object of the following pages is to make Assam better known to remove some prejudices which exist against it and preserve the Memory of many remarkable scenes. The narrative of the principal events has been compiled from official documents with the knowledge of Government, but the author has expressed his own unbiassed opinions on many interesting subjects with which he became acquainted during a residence of some years in the province.
This work is a sequel to 'A Sketch of Assam' and describes the habits, customs and manners of the remaining wild tribes of the hills, viz., Angahmee, Nagahs, Kookies, Meekirs, and Rengma Nagahs, with whom a lengthened residence rendered the author intimately acquainted. The adventures and travels will also illustrate the life of an officer in the civil employ in Assam. The work concludes with a statistical account of the amount and mode of realizing the revenue, ...