Autograph letter signed : Fort Armagon [i.e. Durgarajupatnam, near Pulicat Lake, India], to his brother Sir Edward Altham, 1631 Feb. 28 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Reporting that "I am in good health and doubt not by the blessing of God of good success."

Manuscript, English, 1631

Publication:Altham autograph letters (MA 3200)

Physical Description:1 item (1 page, with address) ; 32 cm

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:668448232

Notes:

Written from "Ye ffort of Armago ... Coast of Wormondell [i.e. Coromandel]." Fort Armagon (or Armagaon) was the second colony (established 1625 or 1626) of the English East India Company in Southern India, just north of Pulicat Lake. Its original name was Durgarazpatnam (Dugarazpatam). Altham was appointed Captain of that fort in 1630

Address panel with seal and addressed to "To my Honorable Brother Sr Edward Altam Knight dwelling at Marke Hall in Essex, in Latton near Eppinge."

Docketed "Feby 1631 / East India."

Part of a collection of nine letters from Emmanuel Altham to his brother Sir Edward Altham and two related documents; items in the collection have been described separately in eleven catalog records (MA 3200.1-11); see related records for more information

Language Notes:English