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Lot# 4049 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4049 St. Vincent

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    1772 (Oct 8): Entire letter from Layou Bay to St. Augustine, East Florida (Mrs. Barrie correspondence), endorsed in manuscript 'To the care of Mr. Wells, Bookseller, Charles Town, S. Carolina' sent as internally noted "I send this by way of Boston enclosed in a letter" with faint BOSTON handstamp in magenta and Bishop Mark "12/NO". Thence forwarded and struck across back flap with two line "CHARLES / TOWN" in brown. Multitudes of deleted manuscript rates and with a final charge to pay of '3/11d.' in manuscript at top. Sensibly preserved and a most remarkable and extremely rare entire.rnrnNote: The contents from Mrs. Dolly Barrie's husband, attached as a Doctor to the British Army in St. Vincent are typically chatty "We arrived at Tyrell's Bay after a passage of seven weeks...we were very short of water. Immediately upon our coming to anchor the Major and I went on shore but finding that Kingstown was the capital of the island we went there and waited upon the Governor and Col. Dalrymple with whom we dined...we returned that night on board the Transport...and next day Cotton with 30 men were ordered about three miles inland, Pilot with 2 Company and myself ordered about 10 mile to the Leeward to guard the pass of the Mountains where the Indians are expected to come down if they are repulsed by the Main Army.. the Post we have occupied is capable of repulsing the whole Caribs should they attempt to attack us...the 32nd Regiment have had three men killed and two wounded...the Natives are about 2'000, supplied with firearms, sabres, powder and ball and some few swivels from the French...".
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold