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  • Lot# : 735 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1834: Waghorn's hand-written copy of a letter sent to the Board of Trade in London (wmk. paper dated 1833), regarding the Pasha of Egypt 'being ready tro entertain a Treaty of Commerce', also stating 'I have just returned from Egypt & India, I have been into the interior of Arabia to collect the information on matters of trade so as to make an Indian Steam Communication Agency of the Red Sea an establishment of profit'. The letter together with an answer from Thomas Lack suggesting Waghorn contact the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (14 July, 1834).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF