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Dear All, John Lambert forwarded the appended enquiry to me, and I thought you might like to receive a copy. If replying, please keep the same heading, and copy both to the list and Mr Hannon. [log in to unmask] All good wishes, John Dear Mr Lambert I found your contact details on the Kipling Society website. I'm writing a book about my 1804 Broadwood Square Piano which was originally bought by a Mrs Findlay, widow of the wealthy tobacco merchant Robert Findlay who lived at 42 Miller Street in Glasgow. One of Mrs Findlay's grandsons T D Findlay went into partnership with my great grandfather Peter Denny, Chairman of Dennys of Dumbarton, the famous shipbuilding firm. As you will know, they established the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, immortalized by Kipling in *The Road to Mandalay.* My book, entitled *Mrs Findlay's Broadwood Square Piano*, is as much about these remarkable family links as about the instrument itself. I have a whole chapter devoted to the Flotilla Company and want or use plenty of illustrations, including the one below which I found on the web and is accredited to the Kipling Society. [image: Image 13.7 Boats of the Flotilla Co] The book will be privately published on a not-for-profit basis with a short print run of around 300 copies, With kind regards Yours sincerely Michael Hannon [log in to unmask]