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Title:	[Letter] 1819 Oct. 20, Edinburgh, [to] G[eorge] W[ashington] Campbell, St. Petersburgh, Russia / Duncan Matheson : a machine readable transcription of an image
Author:	Matheson, Duncan
Availability:	This work is the property of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. For all other use contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0312. (615) 741-2764.
Date:	October 20, 1819
Extent:	4p
Summary:	This document is a letter dated October 20, 1819, addressed to Tennessee politician George Washington Campbell in St. Petersburg, Russia during his tenure as US minister there, from his nephew Duncan Matheson. Matheson writes about his brother James, who had travelled to the East Indies to become engaged in the mercantile business, and had ended up in Canton, China. Duncan asks his uncle to appoint James to the office of Vice Consul in Canton.
Collection:	George Washington Campbell Papers IV-F-4
Box:	n/a
Folder:	21
Document:	sl149
Categories:	Government and Politics Travel, transportation, and Internal Improvements Trade, Business, Land, and Legal
Keywords:	Letters Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865 Tennessee

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