John H. W. Pettit letters to his family in England, illustrated with sketches by the writer, 1852-1868 - Page 6
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Attriveda [Atriveda] 132 ft keel { Ship rigged 23 hands
Fore Rake 14 { Captain Shearer of
Stern Rake 8 { Caledonian Lodge Dundee
Beam - 27.8 [transcribers note - 4 pages -one upon the other, partly obscured-this entry the 4.th page]]
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Pre (?) Nº 1 Sep 12. 1852 [this heading, all that can be seen of the second page]
My Dr. [dear]Nabs
We kept our eyes upon you until the boat reached the shore when you were lost to our view. Nor could I catch a glimpse of you again even with the glass - We could distinguish a party waving a hanky for some time but we could not make out that it was you. Hope you had no difficulty in Town with respect to your Lodging and journey home=
Suppose you saw us start - We are ploughing along now with a splendid breeze - our vessel has already exhibited her superior sailing qualities= Sheerness is passed. Your af [transcribers note- 1.st & top page, torn across the bottom of page]
giving [obscured] ..s on the poop on which [transcribers note - bottom of page 2 - seen under the torn part of page 1]
[3.rd page completely obscured]