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by NoImmatureAdHom 1897 days ago
I looked it up (well, kinda). It's from the Crawfurd collection. Some were looted by the British, but most were bought or acquired by normal means. https://www.academia.edu/43066387/The_Origins_of_the_John_Cr...

Also, turns out Crawfurd was a political "radical" of the time, calling for universal suffrage, secret ballots, and public education.