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- GLC#
- GLC02549.59-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 11, 1780
- Author/Creator
- Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826
- Title
- to James Dundas [fragment]
- Place Written
- Richmond, England
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Discusses his wife Isabella's bathing in the sea for health reasons, describing the Russian practice. Notes that James became corpulent and compares him to "Sir. J: Falstaff." Gives news of various old friends, including one currently in India. Notes that J. Gardiner got a position in the Custom House, looking "after the East India Warehouses."
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