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LETTER, TESTIMONIAL FROM HEADS OF FAMILIES OF LABOURING CLASSES OF ST CHRISTOPHER [ST KITTS] TO ARCHIBALD PAULL BURT, WITHOUT ENDORSEMENT

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1860

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Unendorsed (not signed) testimonial letter, not dated (but assumed 4 June 1860), from the heads of families of the labouring classes of St Christopher to Archibald Paull Burt. The letter acknowledges AP Burt for his charitable works in the areas of education and medical treatment. Almost identical text to the endorsed Testimonial awarded to AP Burt (2022.30a).
Sheet of blue paper folded in half, front page with writing in black ink. Previously folded into quarters, three crease marks visible down length. One sheet of paper with one vertical fold and three horizontal folds. Paper seems to have a watermark 'Sawston 1859'.

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