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WEST INDIES MARITIME MAIL - PRE J842
THE FALMOUTH PACKET
A part entire from Carthagena with a faint circular impression in red on the front which according
to the contents was carried by Mr Crabtree via Panama on the Adventure. It then went to Kingston where
it was put on the packet arriving in the Foreign Office in London, where it was back stamped, on 30th June
1826 It was a 1 H oz letter and was hand stamped with the oz rate of 12/- per oz, making 15/- all
t»W,
A wrapper enclosing two heavy letters written in Jamaica on 29th July and 3rd August 1824. ft was
addressed to Hawick, North Britain and put on the “Francis Freeling”. There is no date of arrival but at
some stage it was endorsed as weighing 3 V* ounces. The rate for this was £1.11. 5d calculated as l/3d
packet rate to London and l/3d inland mileage to Hawick, rebated by Id per V* oz x 13. In addition it
was charged */zd Scottish wheel tax which by comparison appears to be quite comical. Ex Mahfood.
