File BHH/1/76 - Letter from Alexander Cunningham to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 24 April 1851

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GB 891 BHH-BHH/1-BHH/1/76

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Letter from Alexander Cunningham to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 24 April 1851

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  • 24th Apr 1851 (Creation)

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Cunningham Alexander 1814-1893 Archaeologist

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Letter from Alexander Cunningham, archaeologist, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to discuss his explorations of Buddhist archaeology. He concludes by informing about the zoological specimens he has managed to obtain. Handwritten, 7 sides, dated 24 April 1851.

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