£340
An interesting collection of letters dated 1814-32, addressed to members of the Campbell family - a Captain Campbell of Skipness House, Tarbert Argyllshire; and Mrs Robert Campbell of Stockbridge, Edinburgh - including one with a range of Indian stamps, sent from Bangalore, 1st June 1832, in which Walter Campbell shares news of his life, apparently with the military, remarking on his limited hopes of promotion, big game hunting - "I have had another letter from George, since I last wrote, containing a list of the game he has killed since I left and must give you a copy of it, that you may have some idea of Indian Sport. Here it is: 11 Tiger killed, 5 wounded and lost, 1 Panther, 15 Bears, 14 Wild Hog (speared), 1 Wolf (speared), 1 Bison, 3 Elk, 7 Deer, 21 Antelopes, 2 Gazelle, 2 Bustard and 300 head of small game - not so bad for one person, is it?" - on characters he has met - "Captain Bell, who is, I think a beast, a regular bilious, beer-drinking, growling "Old Indian", he has written to some of his friends here to say that he finds England the most villainous Country he ever was in" and on the romantic misfortune of someone named Jack, possibly a younger brother - "He is much too young to marry and besides, I do not like the young L____ - I always had an insconsionable aversion to Glasgow merchants", with a transcription by the vendor
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