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↑ Up one levelLetter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, 14 November 1934
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GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/7
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1 letter
Date(s)
- 14 November 1934 (Creation)
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Name of creator
Christopher Gimson
(1886-1975)
Biographical history
Christopher Gimson joined the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and spent most of his career in Manipur, India, eventually becoming Political Agent there in 1933. He retired in 1947 and returned to Leicester, where he died in 1975. He was president of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society 1955–56.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, to say that he is sorry to hear that Pettigrew is not returning to Manipuri. He hopes to receive the monograph manuscript with Pettigrew's instructions as to how it should be dealt with. Handwritten, dated 14 November 1934.
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