Description | Written Sunday.They have been prevented from leaving due to the equinoctial gales, which makes it dangerous to go by sea; they will make another return route, part in boats, the rest by land, hopefully coming home Tuesday or Wednesday. Among things they have done, they have gone down a coal mine, bent double in mud and water, emerging with blackened hands and draggled petticoats. Love to the girls and Miss Williamson and little Emma, and love from Papa. Paper watermarked 1834. This letter relates to a visit to Port Arthur which took place in Easter (late March) 1837, which ties in with the reference to equinoctial gales |
Recipient | Eleanor Isabella Franklin |