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JDH - Sir Joseph Hooker Papers
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Ref No	JDH/1/10/151-152
Alt Ref No	JHC58
Title	Letter from Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton to [Evans Lombe (nee Hooker), Elizabeth 'Bessy'] from Darjeeling, India
Description	JDH writes about his Bhotea mastiffs. He describes their physical appearance & savagery before being tamed, which he calls as bad as Bruno. JDH also has a puppy: a cross between Thibet [Tibet] mastiff & Lepcha hunting dog. He carried the puppy up Kinchin [Kanchenjunga] & named him after the mountain. JDH had to clean Kinchin daily with mustard oil & wood ashes, he likes bones like Skye but not the cook or rice, he is clever & steals cheese & JDH’s dinner. JDH jokes that Kinchin learnt English & that he was teaching the dog to write. Kinchin is now six months old & collects plants for JDH. Illustrated.
Date	2 Apr [1849]
Format	Original MS
URL	www.kew.org/josephhooker
Creator	Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Collection Title	Sir Joseph Hooker Papers
Level	Item
Extent	3 page letter over 2 folios

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