Letters found in a wall |
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Introduction
Letter 1 Letter 1a Letter 2 Letter 3 Letter 4 Letter 5 Letter 6 Letter 7 Letter 8 Letter 9 Letter 10 Letter 11 Letter 12 Letter 13 Letter 14 Letter 15 Letter 16 Letter 17 Letter 18 Letter 19 Letter 20 Letter 21 Letter 22 Letter 23 Letter 24 Letter 25 Letter 26 Letter 27 Letter 28 Letter 29 Letter 30 Letter 31 Letter 32 Letter 33 Letter 34 Letter 35 |
Letter 34(top right hand side missing) 18 Burr……. Lond(on?) Dear Mother I received ……………… on Saturday …………… oncloseing one ………… ten Pound note ………. ing the Ship I am …….. to do it. I would not ….. in her for love or money. I am to be shipped in a fine Ship bund for Australia. She is to sail on the 26th of this month & I will get £2 per month. I not going to be starved the same as I was aboard of the Chism. I supose that dog ……… is dead. Tell John?………. he would well m(e?)…………. home on Potatoes ……. than at Sea …………. & Bark (may be borak, meaning banter, ridicule. Australian and N.Z. slang.) the Sailors? …. than a house of …….. but I have chose it …… I intend to Stick to it but I do not (want?) to be an apprentice any longer. Yours Truly
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