| Description | Addressed to 'My dear friend', illness has prevented him writing sooner; he is bound for Dublin with a load of gin, sugar and hops, accompanied by a convoy; hopes to see her soon; she can write to him on board the 'Speculator' the letter to be left at the Plymouth Arms, South Wharf, Battle Bridge London
4 January 1809
[According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1809 (accessed November 2017), 'Speculator' departed Cork for Brazil and was lost with all handst at some point in January 1809] |