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STEAM PACKETS FROM ST. THOMAS 1850 - 1880
ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET & “DELTA”
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Trinidad 26th September 1857. Franked Id imperf to pay local inland. 4d to pay.
Put on R.M.S.P. “Conway”. Arrived St Thomas 30th September.
Transferred to “Delta”, St Georges, Bermuda 7th October.
Halifax, Nova Scotia 12th October. Charge converted to 8d sterling to take it to Liverpool N.S.
Trinidad 5th January 1862. Franked Id to pay local inland. 4d to pay, the inter island rate.
8th January put on R.M.S.P. “Trent”. Barbados 9th January transferred to R.M.S.P. “Wye”
Arrived St Thomas 13th January. Transferred to Merlin. Bermuda 27th January.
Halifax, Nova Scotia 4th February, a transit of 30 days. Charge converted to 5d sterling.
