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↑ Up one levelLetter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, 27 December [1939]
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GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/49
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Published
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Item
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1 letter, 2 pieces
Date(s)
- 27 December 1939 (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 imagined Yumjao's manuscript was mislaid in the confusion of the war but hopes that Pettigrew has received the copy by now. He is interested in Pettigrew's and the Society's views on the possibility of publishing the work. He further writes that there is no probability of India's taking an active part in the war unless it spreads further. Handwritten, dated 27 December [1939].
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