| Level | Item |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | CMS/B/OMS/C A1 E2/8 |
| Title | Letter from Nylander to Secretary: 18 September 1809: Sierra Leone |
| Extent | 1 doc. |
| Date | 1809 |
| Description | Barneth and Wenzel brought Sec.'s letter of 21 Feb, but everything on board the 'Sole Bay' frigate was lost. He has had continuous fever since Jul. He has heard from Bashia after 6 months: schools are open there and at Fantimania.
The vessel hired for the Rio Pongas voyage was paid off just as it was to start. He has handed Wenzel the £28 the hiring was to cost and asks leave to lay out the £14 balance from the £180 bill on light clothing [see 6].
Governor T. P. Thompson's illness has suspended newspaper printing; he is now recovering. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Physical Description | E2: The numbers are original numbers and the first 17 documents bear either one or two crossed-out numbers as well. Several numbers are missing and so marked and several documents had been previously transferred to other series and are so marked. |