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GB 891 WP-WP/4-WP/4/1-WP/4/1/7
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Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, 14 November 1934
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- 14 November 1934 (Creation)
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1 letter
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(1886-1975)
Biographical history
Christopher Gimson joined the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and spent most of his career in Manipur, India, eventually becoming Political Agent there in 1933. He retired in 1947 and returned to Leicester, where he died in 1975. He was president of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society 1955–56.
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Letter from Christopher Gimson to William Pettigrew, to say that he is sorry to hear that Pettigrew is not returning to Manipuri. He hopes to receive the monograph manuscript with Pettigrew's instructions as to how it should be dealt with. Handwritten, dated 14 November 1934.