cover 1848 (5 Oct.) entire letter written by Capt. E. Cope, Paymaster, 1st Battn. 60th Rifles from Camp Karachi, where the Battalion was assembled in readiness to join General Whish's Force, to Scotland via Southampton and showing a good strike of the boxed "KURRACHEE/SHIP LETTER/Paid 3 as" in dark red (H.G. S1), "1/-" charge h.s., "CR" (Caledonian Railway), etc. An interesting item connected to the Second Sikh War