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GB 891 BHH-BHH/2-BHH/2/14
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Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson, 13 August 1849
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- 13th Aug 1849 (Creation)
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Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he thanks Hodgson for his letter and informs him that his watch has arrived safely. They caught a small black cobra the other day and a most beautiful green snake about 4 feet long. Hooker writes of some of his observations, that he is returning Strachey and the Athenaeum. He is hoping for supplies from Calcutta and asks Hodgson to forward certain items when they arrive. With accompanying envelope. Handwritten, 5 sides, dated 13 August 1849.
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- English