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Small Collections Box 17

Given by H. More-Gordon

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Sixteen letters 1798-1817 mostly from James Gordon to his brothers Harry and John in Scotland or India: most are personal and are concerned with their careers; those which mention India specifically are numbers 9, 10, and 13, which mention Lord Moira, the war with the Nepalese and his return to Calcutta from South Africa; most are from Calcutta, one is from Cawnpore, and one before the Fort at Bhutapore (1805).