Anna D. Anderson Mackie Correspondence, 30 April 1864-02 February 1876
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- Series 7
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Anna D. Anderson Mackie (Glasgow, Alexandria, Peru, Poonah, Singapore, Manila, Batavia) to members of her family. (1388p., some poor quality letters).
Subjects include: voyage to Alexandria; other passengers; Galle; visiting Hannays in Singapore, 'a really pretty place'; social affairs; society in Manila; celebration and proclamation of New King of Spain; procession for Corpus Christi; dinner parties; mosquitoes and cockroaches; house furnishings; opening of English shop by Mr Spring; purchases made by King of Cambodia during visit, 'it is said he spent 16 thousand dollars'; visit to Mrs Price, Santa Anna; visit of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia to Manilla, February 1873; visit to Singapore, October - December 1873; eight day voyage back to Manila due to strong monsoon; earthquake shocks, February 1874, 'the bed shaking in the most unpleasant way'; reception for new Governor, June 1874; visit to Batavia, and Singapore, July - September 1874; plants bought in Java; plans to travel back to Britain.
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- M2991-M2993
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