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Migration: Asia India and Ceylon

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3/101h unpaid

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1NDIA LETTER
DEAL

England Port ofEntry: Deal
1820-1826
Marking on Reverse

Madras, 5 May, 1825
3/10112 unpaid letter to Edinburgh. Ship Letter per ship Portland, port of arrivai in Deal.
Rating 4d Ship Letter, 8d Deal to London, and 1/1 London to Edinburgh. London rated as
double letter and manuscript 2/4112 rate marked out. Rate cal ulation for /10112 · d
London, 8d x 2 Deal to London, 1/1 x 2 for 3/10 and added Y~d mail tax.
Letter describes marriage of daughter, selling home and effects in lndia.

- Reverse (at 60%) Kandy Ship Letter
Aberdeen, Edinburgh & London transit

1/10 unpaid
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15 October, 1845
Kandy to Aberdeen
1110 manuscript rate
22 November London
23 Edinburgh, 24
November Aberdeen
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Letter describes the receipt
and set up of coffee pulpers
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Kandy, Ceylon 15 October, 1845-40 days

Scottish settlers came to lndia and Ceylon with the lure of inexpensive land to clear for plantation crops.