Yong Atchew is generally considered to be the person responsible for the establishment of the Chinese community in India. This fascinating document from the archives is a letter/petition written by Yong Atchew to the then Gov. Gen. Warren Hastings seeking his permission and assistance to set up a sugar factory. The ornate handwriting and language seems to suggest that an expert scribe must have been hired to write this important letter
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