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Chalke, Henry James, fl1820 - 1823 (postmaster at Diamond Harbour, India)

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Letter from Linklater to the Board of Longitude, 1823

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 616-621
Scope and Contents

Concerning the General Hewitt ship and stores lost in India. Linklater outlines crimes committed by a number of people, including Henry Chalke, postmaster at Diamond Harbour, India, who is described as guilty of murder and of stealing. The letter ends with lines of verse.

Dates: 1823
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