Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1789 July 22.

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Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1789 July 22.

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Copy of a letter to Henry Dundas (1 p.) with 4 enclosures: 2 letters from James Buchanan describing the difficulties of administration in Ceylon, owing to the great distance away of Batavia, the seat of the Dutch government (8 p.), and forwarding the letter from Van de Graaf, Governor of Ceylon (8 p.) acknowledging the receipt of the treaty between Holland and England, discussing the defence of Trincomale and augmenting troops in Tanjore, etc. Also, translation into English of a letter from Van de Graaf to the Nabob Ameer ul Hind, relating to the Pearl Fisheries and asking him to put an end to the native opposition to the Dutch Company (3 p.).

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Campbell, Archibald, Sir, 1739-1791

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Archibald Campbell was a surveyor. From the description of Map of land adjoining the westside of Lake George, Warren County, New York, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573939 Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort St. George. From the description of Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1789 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122581319 Sir Archibald Campbell (1739-1791) was born at Inverneil, Scotland on August 21, 1739, the second son of James Campbell...