[Travel to India] Two Handwritten Letters from The Company , Henry S. King & Co, one to F.W. Pirrie ( later in Survey of India), the other to Messrs Cochran & Macpherson, one detailing the expenses of "passage to India" and the route.

Published by A.19 August Inst ?; B. Bombay 17 April 1897, 1897

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Two pages and one page, 4to, good condition. A. The agent details the expense of travel for "Miss Pirrie", Pirrie's use of a coupon, baggage allowance (for S.S. Arcadia), enclosing a traveller's Guide [not present], concluding with stamped signature "Henry King & Co."; B. Concerning the Bill of lading for Pirrie's "3 cases", shipped by the S.S. Coromandel. A paragraph asking for an Invoice is crossed out, and a sentence added: "The goods have been duly cleared and forwarded". Note from source of the letters: "F.W. Pirrie joined the Indian Army Survey dept and eventually rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel. He fought in the Chitral operation (1895) and against the Turks in the First World War, being mentioned in despatches on six occasions. He was involved in the Survey of India and contributed to its reports. He also served on the Mount Everest Committees of 1920-24. It would seem that he was on leave (1897?) and would have had a voucher for his return from Brindisi but now intended to commence his journey from London.".

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[Travel to India] Two Handwritten Letters from The Company , Henry S. King & Co, one to F.W. Pirrie ( later in Survey of India), the other to Messrs Cochran & Macpherson, one detailing the expenses of "passage to India" and the route.
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Henry S. King & Co. East India, Army, Civil Service, and Colonial Bankers and Agents.
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A.19 August Inst ?; B. Bombay 17 April 1897
Publication year
1897

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