Dossier JP/6 - Scan of a Letter from Captain James Purefoy to Thomas [Purefoy]

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Cote

GB 891 JP-JP/6

Titre

Scan of a Letter from Captain James Purefoy to Thomas [Purefoy]

Date(s)

  • 29th Sep 1812 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Dossier

Étendue matérielle et support

3 pieces scans of handwritten letter

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

Purefoy James d 1846

Dépôt

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Histoire archivistique

The original letter is in a private collection.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Copies of the letter were donated by Roger Grant in 2022.

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Portée et contenu

Letter from James Purefoy to Thomas Purefoy in which he details his travels aboard the William Petrie sailing from Mumbai to France with a cargo of naval stores. He writes after putting into harbour at St Louis. He expects to return to Kolkata in a few… read more

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Langue des documents

  • anglais

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