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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Stewart letter to Christian Stewart

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9247
Scope and Contents

A three-page letter from John Stewart while in India to his sister, Christian Stewart, in Scotland. The letter relates to the military engagements of the First Anglo-Sikh War that ended in 1846, as well as peripheral experiences during his time aboard his ship, namely a severe cholera outbreak. Dated 4 August 1846. Collection also contains a transcription of the original letter.

Dates: 1846 August 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Stewart letter to Christian Stewart

John Temple business and private papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234160]
Identifier: MSS SC 95
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, receipts, and theater tickets, mainly relating to book selling and publishing as well as letters and notes written by authors, historians, politicians,and scientists.

Dates: 1675-1830
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Temple business and private papers

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Subject
Booksellers and bookselling 1
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 1
Cholera -- India 1
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century 1
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 1
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Military 1
Politics, Government, and Law 1
Publishers and publishing 1
Retail trade 1
Scots -- Correspondence 1
Sikh War, 1845-1846 -- Personal narratives 1
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