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Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear Gracie"
Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear Gracie"
Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear Gracie"
Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear Gracie"

Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear Gracie"

Associated (clipper ship, 1868 - 1907)
Writer
Date1875
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMaritime History
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 206 × 132mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS003321.2
Keywords
About MeOne of a number of letters that have survived written by Captain Matheson. This one is a farewell letter to Gracie, written three days after the Thermopylae set out on a voyage to Melbourne in Australia.

At the time there was an 'informal' mail service between vessels. When ships passed close at sea they would often transfer letters from their crews to the vessel bound in the opposite direction. Often letters were posted ahead to ports where the vessel was due to put in.
It was common that the recipient would get a 'bundle' of letters of varying dates at the same time.
Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear little Gracie"
Private Letters written by Captain Charles Matheson to "My dear little Gracie"
THERMOPYLAE
1875
Raffle Ticket For Oil Painting Of SSThermopylae
Raffle Ticket For Oil Painting Of S.S. Thermopylae
Thermopylae
30-Dec-1892
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Letter written by John Ross, father of Captain James Ross, to his son
Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson & Co)
Image Not Available for Letter written aboard the Wooloomooloo by Captain James Ross
Letter written aboard the Wooloomooloo by Captain James Ross
Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson & Co)
7 August 1856
Image Not Available for Letter written by Captain James Ross aboard Woolloomooloo on a voyage to Australia
Letter written by Captain James Ross aboard Woolloomooloo on a voyage to Australia
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7 August 1856
Image Not Available for Letter written to Captain James Ross
Letter written to Captain James Ross
Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson & Co)
14 January 1868
Image Not Available for Letter written to Captain James Ross
Letter written to Captain James Ross
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22 January 1868
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Letter written by Captain James Ross aboard the Thyatira
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25 November 1867
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Page torn from an unidentified ship's log, written during February 1855, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
Captain John Henderson
February 1855
Image Not Available for Testimonial Letter Written By Rev Robert Steele
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Reverend Robert Steel
1862
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1862
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Able Seaman John Grant
1864
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26 May 1869
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5 April 1869
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Letter from W S Coubro addressed to Captain Henderson, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
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14 December 1865
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Captain John Henderson
28 September 1904
Image Not Available for Letter to Captain Henderson from Aiken, Lilburn & Co. regarding Loch Carron, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
Letter to Captain Henderson from Aiken, Lilburn & Co. regarding Loch Carron, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
Captain John Henderson
20 July 1905
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John Cook & Son Limited
1910s - 1930s
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10 June 1883
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Reference for Captain John Henderson from Glover brothers, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
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19 August 1869
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Reference from the captain of the Marmoy for John Henderson, part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
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20 November 1851
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7 September 1904
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Captain John Henderson
1899 - 1901
Image Not Available for Reference for Captain John Henderson from George Thompson & Co., part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
Reference for Captain John Henderson from George Thompson & Co., part of the collection of papers of Captain John Henderson
Captain John Henderson
7 September 1904