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'''Lt. Col. William Gordon''' (1831-1909)<ref>Pandia letter to H. P. Blavatsky of July 27, 1879. Letter mentioned in footnote of John Cooper manuscript, page 336, on letter 204. John Algeo Papers. Records Series 08.12. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> and his wife, Mrs. [[Alice Gordon]], became members of the [[Theosophical Society]] on [[August 6]], 1879.
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According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br>
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Gordon, Lt. Co. W. and [[Alice Gordon|Mrs. Alice]], members of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]], residents of Calcutta and friends of [[A. P. Sinnett|APS]], [[A. O. Hume|AOH]], and the [[Founders]]. They were primarily interested in [[Spiritualism|spiritualism]]. Mrs. Gordon accompanied the Founders on their first trip to [[Simla, India|Simla]] in 1880. The Gordons were hosts to the [[Mediums|medium]], [[William Eglinton]], in Calcutta in the spring of 1882, after his original host, Mr. Meugens, had left Calcutta. The Gordons were witnesses to the [[Vega incident|''Vega'' phenomenon]] connected with Eglinton's trip back to England. [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index; [[The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], p. 16.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 219.</ref>
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In [[Mahatma_Letter_No._107#Page 1 transcription, image, and notes|one of his letters]] to [[Alfred Percy Sinnett|A. P. Sinnett]], [[Koot Hoomi|Master K.H.]] wrote about the Col. the following:
 
<blockquote>Pray, convey to Col. Gordon the expression of my sympathy and friendly esteem. He is indeed a loyal friend and trustworthy ally. Tell him that with every allowance for the motives given and his own quiet modesty I yet believe he may do much good in his own unassuming way.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 107 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 366.</ref></blockquote>
 
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[[Category:Associates of HPB|Gordon, W.]]
[[Category:Military|Gordon, W.]]
[[Category:Spiritualists|Gordon, W.]]
[[Category:Nationality English|Gordon, W.]]

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