Wednesday, March 10, 2010

20Nov1871, Elbe: Voyage to the West Indies

ON BOARD THE "ELBE," Monday, November 20th, 1871.
—I did pretty well, though still unhappy dressing, and finding food a bitter necessity. Poor F. worse than me, Sir Thos. wusserer, Ly. B. wusserest. [FN: Lord and Lady Frederick sailed for the West Indies on November 17th, "Sir Thos." is Sir Thomas Briggs.(HMS Victory 1851)]

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