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Lot 2837

cover 1803 (25 Nov.), 1805 (10 Apr.), 1808 (27 Feb.) and 1811 (7 July) entire letters from the "Paul" correspondence to Glasgow, variously rated, three show oval-framed "Ship Lre/Crown/PORT GLASGOW" (S.2) and one shows "LEEWARD ISLAND/AU 21/1811/F" d.s. (day and month inverted) in green (very good colour); some faults. Photo for last.

Closed9 March 1994

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GBP 195

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cover 1803 (25 Nov.), 1805 (10 Apr.), 1808 (27 Feb.) and 1811 (7 July) entire letters from the "Paul" correspondence to Glasgow, variously rated, three show oval-framed "Ship Lre/Crown/PORT GLASGOW" (S.2) and one shows "LEEWARD ISLAND/AU 21/1811/F" d.s. (day and month inverted) in green (very good colour); some faults. Photo for last.

Specialist note

Note: The first letter makes it plain that the writer, John Paul, was sent out to St. Christopher as a form of punishment, and he pleads with his mother to intercede with his father to put an end to his banishment. The second letter, to his brother, gives an illiterate but graphic account of the raid on St. Kitts by Admiral Villeneuve.