Letter from A.W. Street to William Boxall

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  • Reference
      GB 345 NGA1/22/30
  • Dates of Creation
      8 May 1840
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      4 pages

Scope and Content

Writing from Calcutta, he describes the voyage to India, his impressions of Calcutta, the people living there, the temple of Kali, religion, outbreaks of cholera and other diseases and the medicinal use of cannabis to combat them.

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