Envelope, with Turkish writing and three wax seals on reverse, bearing the name Mohamed Raif, Islamic date 1209 (1794).
From a collection of three Turkish documents relating to Gen Hutchinson.
Documents concern the gift of a jewelled watch in appreciation for services rendered by him relating to a ship carrying troops from Cyprus to Beirut, fighting at Saliher Fortress and at Abelbis on the Egyptian border and other incidents.
Together with a note by R H W Pakenham describing the contents of these documents, 1947.