- £150.00
Thailand. (Burma Overland Mail). 1890. A letter with transcript dated 'Chiengmai, Laos, Feb 7 1890' from an American Missionary back to his family in Omaha. He writes 'We left Omaha on the evening of Sept 3, 1889 and arrived Chiengmai Jan 20 1890. All this time was spent in travel except 5 weeks which we spent in Bangkok while awaiting boats to take us up the river. From San Francisco we took a ship by way of the Sandwich Islands and Yokohama, Japan. Japan to Hong Kong, China - distance of 6992 mile. Here we again took a ship to Bangkok, Siam, 1150 miles distant. Our course be sea covered 8142 miles requiring 31 days actual sailing. We had very little rough weather and no storms.
(Postal address Chiengmai, Laos - via Moulmein and British Burma).
An historical letter detailing the arduous journey from Omaha to Northern Siam (Laos) in 1889/90.
Dr James McKean was given land on the Ping River by the Prince of Chiengmai to build a Leprosarium and construction began in 1908.
