Item BHH/5/25/1 - Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Rutherford Alcock , 10 March 1873

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/5-BHH/5/25-BHH/5/25/1

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Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Rutherford Alcock , 10 March 1873

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  • 10th Mar 1873 (Creation)

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Copy of a letter from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Sir Rutherford Alcock in which he talks of meeting Alcock at a mutual friend's, Dr Jackson, and their conversation on matters such as Nepal and Pekin. Hodgson would like to talk with Alcock cnocerning the Russia situation and writes when he will be available after his visit to Dr Hooker at Kew. Hodgson writes about the possibilities of trade between the Himalayan countries and China. Handwritten (not in Hodgson's hand), 8 sides, dated 10 March 1873.

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