Hand-written account of Indian Mutiny makes six times estimate

A handwritten first-hand account of the Indian Mutiny contained in a journal kept from April 1857 to March 1858 hammered down at six times its £600-800 estimate to achieve £5200 at Reeman Dansie in Colchester on May 1.

A collection of around 40 handwritten letters written by judge of Gorakhpur in East Madras, William …

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