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“THAMES”
British P.O. Havana 14th February 1842. Maiden return voyage.
Sent unpaid. Charged 2/3d, the Vi oz. rate from Cuba.
Falmouth 10th March. London the 12th. The first vessel to return. A transit of 28 days.
Carried no Jamaican mail.
“FORTH” & “MEDINA”
New Orleans 3rd February 1842. Sent unpaid. Charged 1/- to the U.K.
Put on “Forth” en route to Nassau. 2nd March transferred to “Medina”. 10 days in quarantine.
Falmouth 4th April. Maiden return voyage. No Eastern Caribbean mail, no call at Fayal.
Calais 6th April. Bordeaux 8th April. A transit of 33 days. 26 decimes to pay.