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  • Lot# : 740 Egypt Kingdom

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    Thomas Waghorn 1841 (May 4): Letter to Waghorn written from Alexandria by the Forwarding Agent's Briggs & Co., stating that the 'Directors of the Peninsular & Oriental Company will not let be in our power to put the 'Lotus' at your disposal' at the terms suggested, and that the 'Lotus' will sail for Atfe on friday next and the rate of fares will be published shortly; together with draft proposals for Hill & Co. 'to transport through Egypt from the ship at Alexandria to the ship at Suez, all the passengers' for the P&O or East India Company Steamers and the charges thereby (first class passengers at £14 each for the journey to include 300 lbs. weight of luggage). Also a retained copy of a December 1841 letter from Waghorn to Robert Peel (as Leader of the Commons, thus PM), asking for a private interview for some redress for 'first establishing the present Overland Route to India'. Also four issues of the "Egyptian State Railways" magazine (1933/34) with fine and lengthy 'Overland Route' article (the magazines are all annotated with 'Mackenzie Low's' signature) and some cards the Waghorn memorial at Chatham.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF