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Losnr. 4150 - 218.-221. Auktion

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    1769: Autographed letter sheet written by Sir Henry Vansittart (Governor of Bengal, 1759-1764) written from Portsmouth and probably sent to Sir George Colebrooke, Chariman of the East India Company in London, the letter ends 'Sir John Lindsay dines with us today' and is clearly signed at base "Henry Vansittart". The letter discusses Colonel Francis Forde, who travelled with Vansittart who was on his way to India via the Cape of Good Hope to take up his appointment as Governor General for the British East India Company. They sailed on the 'Aurora' from Portsmouth on Oct 2, 1769 (a Monday, this letter being datelined 'Sunday evening'), the 'Aurora' left the Cape on December 27, 1769 and was never heard of again, the ship being lost with all hands.
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