Letter to Mrs Bonville detailing the trial voyage and Plymouth stop.
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Voyage box 1, item 13
Photocopies of handwritten letter dated January 1845. Plus photocopy of typed letter, dated 30th January 2009. Plus photocopy of typed and handwritten entry form, dated 30th January 2009.
Typed letter and entry form relate to how the SS Great Britain obtained the original handwritten letter. Typed letter is from John Palser to Mrs. Newmar about his knowledge of the letter. The entry form details John and Cynthia Palmer gifting the original copy of the letter to the SS Great Britain Trust.
Original in collection: BRO39055/2. Letter from Thomas Bonville of Clifton to his wife Frances Anne, describing the Great Britain's stormy voyage from Bristol to Blackwall for fitting out, in January 1845.
3 photocopies of 1 handwritten letter, 1 typed letter and 1 typed and handwritten entry form. 10 sheets in total.
TitleLetter to Mrs Bonville detailing the trial voyage and Plymouth stop.
Author
Year of publication1845-01-25
Dimensions3 black and white photocopies. 1 photocopy of a handwritten letter. 1 photocopy of a typed letter. 1 photocopy of a typed and handwritten form
Materialresource
SubjectGreat Britain (steamship), SS Great Britain voyages, Trial voyage and fitting out, SS Great Britain voyage 1