BIB_ID
282013
Accession number
MA 7299
Creator
Austen, Fanny, 1790-1814.
Display Date
1812 Jan. 21.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Capt. Charles Austen served as captain of the HMS Namur from Nov. 1811 to Sept. 1814 while the vessel was on harbor duty in the Thames estuary at the Nore.
Docketed.
To her brother-in-law, husband of Esther (Palmer) Esten.
With seal; addressed: The Honble / The Chief Justice Esten / St. Georges / Bermuda.
Docketed.
To her brother-in-law, husband of Esther (Palmer) Esten.
With seal; addressed: The Honble / The Chief Justice Esten / St. Georges / Bermuda.
Summary
Concerning news of family members; the recovery of her sister from a recent illness; her sister and thier two sons Palmer and Hamilton staying with the Palmer parents in Keppel Street; a visit from her mother and grandson Palmer aboard the Namur; and her efforts to prevail upon her sister "Het" (Mrs. Esten) to pay her a visit.
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