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Letters January 1773
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Letters January 1773, 1773-1777.
Physical Description
1 v. (ca. 300 p.) ; 21 x 14 cm.
Language
English
Notes
"Morning Prayer" and "Evening Prayer" on p. 350-353.
Chronological index to letters, p. 355-357.
Annotated on recto of front flyleaf with genealogical information concerning the Davy family and information on the order of the letter copies.
Other ms. annotations on flyleaves.
Tipped in to front pastedown: ALS from Frederic Davy to Charles Davy, 1773 Jul 12.
Tipped in to back pastedown: ALS from George Davy to Charles Davy, 1775 Jan 3.
Back endpaper signed on recto: "Theodore G. Gleichman. Rotterdam."
Binding: contemporary reversed full calf.
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Summary
Manuscript letterbook containing copies of Davy family correspondence, primarily letters from and to the Reverend Charles Davy's youngest son Frederick during his journey to India and China. Frederick's letters describe is long voyage to India, including a stop in "disagreeable dirty" Madeira; his first impressions of life in Madras and Calcutta, with particular attention to European society, relations between Europeans and Indians, and the scenic beauty of India; and his first attempts to "make his fortune" and obtain employment in India. His later letters are concerned with his position as the purser and "supercargo" of a trading vessel owned by Charles Crofts and his first voyage to Cochin China by way of Goa.
Other topics include Frederick's purchase of a personal slave "without any scruple of conscience;" the unsociability of Dutch settlements; and news of "the American war" and the Americans' "many friends in this country."
Reverend Davy's letters to Frederick contain family and personal news; lists of items sent by the family to Frederick; discussion of Frederick's mercantile plans and prospects; and moral and religious advice. The volume also contains copies of letters from other family members and several letters from Charles Croft to Charles Davy, sending news of his son.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
F. Davy, Letters. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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F. Davy, Letters. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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