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GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-GEN-100008-227
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Letter from Ormond Hill regarding Import Card wrapper gumming
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- 14 Sept 1853. (Creation)
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2 pages
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Summary: Ormond Hill writes from Somerset House, after consulting with his father, about the proper method for jamming and gumming the flaps of Import Card wrappers. He suggests that the recipient should undertake the gumming, using British gum as used for postage, but also requests experiments with inferior gum-Arabic to see if a better alternative can be found. The letter is signed by Ormond Hill and references Perkins Bacon.