Gowan, Walter Edward, b 1844 (translator)
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Dates
- Existence: b 1844
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Letter from Walter Gowan, 16 July 1884
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/G13
Scope and Contents
A letter from Walter Gowan, Simla, to Parkes' private secretary, 16 July 1884, including a copy of a letter from Sir Samuel Halliday Macartney, Chinese Legation [London], to Gowan, 7 February 1884, conveying the thanks of Tseng Chi-tse for the copy of Gowan's translation of Aleksei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin, 'Kashgaria: Historical and Geographical Sketch of the Country; its Military Strength, Industries and Trade' (Calcutta and London, 1882), given to him by Gowan. There is also the original...
Dates:
16 July 1884
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