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TM/6/01/1-Draft letter from Thomas Manning to the Directors of the East India Company, 1817


Draft letter from Thomas Manning to the Directors of the East India Company concerning the Chinese man he has brought with him and whether the East India Company would have reason to employ him. Written From Dr Tuthill’s, 13 Soho Square, the letter’s postscript has the words “stupid letter” in Manning’s hand. Dated 1817. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides