The case of Samuel Howe Showers Esq., Lieutenant Colonel in the military service of the East India Company at Calcutta to which is subjoined the opinions of Mr. Erskine and Mr. Fonblanque thereon.

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The case of Samuel Howe Showers Esq., Lieutenant Colonel in the military service of the East India Company at Calcutta to which is subjoined the opinions of Mr. Erskine and Mr. Fonblanque thereon.

Handwritten (in formal calligraphic style) account of the case of Colonel Samuel Howe Showers, who was court martialed for carnal knowledge of Frances O'Halloran.

1 v. ; 19 x 16 cm.

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