Friday, April 21, 2023

1896 Wrapper (1/2 chuckram) to Dewan of Cochin and 1901 Cash Six wrapper addressed to the British Resident.

 1896 Half Chuckram (8 cash) wrapper from Mannanam to Ernakulam, addressed to the Diwan of Cochin, P. Rajagopalachari (1896-1901).

1072 half chuckram wrapper from Mannanam (Dhanu 10) to Ernakulam (Dhanu 12) ... finding the recipient out of state, Wrapper was returned from Ernakulam (Dhanu 13) via Travancore transit point of Edapally (Dhanu 13) to Mannanam (Dhanu 14).


Manuscript by the postman mentioning that the Diwan has gone on circuit to Madras, and the wrapper is to be returned.. Sepoy Keshavan  1896 December 27, Ernakulam.




'ഇoതിൽ(ഇതിൽ) പറയുoന്ന (പറയുന്ന) സ്വാമി അവർകൾ സർക്കിട്ടു മദ്രാശിക്കു പൊയിരിക്കും ന്നൂ (പോയിരിക്കുന്നു) മടക്കി ശിപായി കെശവൻ (കേശവൻ) 1072 ധനു 13 ന് എറണാകുളം (ഒപ്പ്)'..


 P. Rajagopala Chari, Dewan of Cochin (1986-1901).







1901 Cash Six wrapper from Kottayam addressed to the British Resident of Travancore and Cochin (Mr Gordon Thomas Mackenzie), stationed at Trivandrum. 





Gordon Thomas Mackenzie, British Resident (1899-1904).. and author of the book 'Christianity in Travancore'.



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