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William henry sleeman majorgeneral sir william henry sleeman kcb was a british soldier and administrator in british india, best known for his work suppressing thuggee activity. Works by or about william henry sleeman at internet archive. Sleeman was born on august 8, 1788 to captain philip and mary sleeman in stratton, cornwall, england. Browse categories to find your favorite literature genres. On a hot spring morning in 1831, a strange company was encamped just outside the village of selohda, in northern india. Sir william henry sleeman a great admirer of indias rich natural beauty, he was born in stratton, cornwall, the son of philip sleeman, a yeoman and supervisor of excise of st tudy.
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