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WEST INDIES MARITIME MAIL - THE FALMOUTH PACKET
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An entire written in St Vincent on 14th December 1812. It enclosed copies of accounts, the
originals having been sunk when the “Princess Amelia” surrendered to the American privateer
“Rossie”,- the first loss of the 1812 war. It was back stamped with a large fleuron and arrived in
London on 17th February 1813. No ship was nominated but the rate of 6/6d fits with carriage by the
Falmouth packet of a triple letter - 3/9d packet rate and 3 x lid inland for 270 miles in
accordance with the increase effective in 1812.
A wrapper addressed to Francis Freeling, the Postmaster General, which was sent free. It
was written in Dominica on 16th February 1823 when it was struck with a large fleuron. It arrived in
London on 26th March, a fast passage of 38 days.
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