3-057-312 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Message communicating the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny, 11th May 1857. This message reports the burning down of bungalows by sepoys, as well as the killing of Europeans. 'Sir, I beg to forward for your information the following sad intelligence just recd. from the Delhi Telegraph Office. "We must leave Office, all the Bungalows are being burnt down by the Sepoys from Meerut, they came in this morning. We are off. Mr C. Todd (assistant in charge of the Delhi Office) is dead I think, he went out this morning and has not yet returned, we hear that nine Europeans are killed." The above message I think was sent by one of the assts. Of the [tel.?] Office...'.