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  <dc:title>Letter: David and C. Thomson, Leghorn to Professor David Thomson, King's College</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Letter from David and C. Thomson, Leghorn to Professor David Thomson, King's College [their son]. Refers to Lord Palmerston's promise that British residents in the area would be protected by the Fleet; describes what actually happened when town was attacked early in May, with inadequate shipping and provisions; compares the protection given by the French and Americans to that refused by the British fleet; asks him to give this information to the Press.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>23 May 1849</dc:date>
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