Letter details horrors of ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’

Thought by the auction house to be an early copy, a letter that details the horrors of the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ in 1756 was sold for £2900.

Offered at Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium) of Colchester on November 29, it is addressed to a …

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