Letter: Peter Dillon to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 13 October 1820
Peter Dillon
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Josiah Pratt
13 October 1820
Kolkata, India
London, England
11 June 1821
British English
Dead
Boundary disputes
Calcutta
October
1820
Pratt
Dillon
Kendall
Hall
New zealand
Dead
London
Dublin
Dispute
John
James
Ireland
Calcutta October the 13 1820 To the Rev Mr Pratt Sir I beg you will excuse the liberty an entire stranger takes in addressing you on the following subgect. The Person who addresses you is CaptCaptain P Dillon of the H. East Company Country Service, who formerly Command-ed the Missionary Brig Active when shee went with Mr Kendall and Hall to New Zealand I will be extreamly obliged if you will caus one of our Servants to see the Inclosedenclosed letter delivered, or to see if the person to home it is directed is living or dead, or if he has left London or not. I have frequently
writ to the person for hom the outher letter is but Could neveur get and answer, his existence is a matter of the greatest Conciquince to me as I intend to go to Europe if he is a live, and enter an Ackchioun [?] for the Recovery of som landed property which I have been deprived of my Counseler writs from Dublin if I can procure this mans credence I will gian the property in dispute. I have writ to him by sevoural and directed authers to inquire and let me know the result. but was all ways disceaved which is the caus of my thus intruding on youreYou're time by the advice of one of your Missionarysmissionaries in this part and answer to the above inquiry will confer a great obligeachion [?]
me pray Direct as underneath I am with much Respect your Obed Servant Peter Dillon To CaptCaptain P Dillon, hear of Mi [? Page cut] John Gilmore and Co Calcutta. Of the person I inquire after is James McCabe a Niative of Ireland who lived at No36 East Lane Barmu—nsey London he was in the Employ of a Mr Frinch of that plias who [?page torn] kept a Rope Walk