Letter from Alpheus Baker Jr. to Parents

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1859-10-16
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Alpheus Baker Jr.
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Letter; Envelope; Alpheus Baker Jr.; Captain Alpheus Baker; Atkinson & Tilton & Co; Crooker & Warner; Ship; The Alarm; Passage to Boston; Garden Reach; Passage from Singapore; American ships; Brewster; Captain Fessingdon; Susan
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Letter from Alpheus Baker Jr. to his parents. The envelope is addressed to: Capt Alpheus Baker, South Dennis, Mass, US America, Pr Simla & Marseilles." The stamp is torn off but bears the postmarks: "Calcutta," "London '59" and "New York, Feb 16." The letter was forwarded by "Atkinson & Tilton & Co., Calcutta" and by "Crooker & Warner, London."
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http://hdl.handle.net/10766/13341
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