THE LETTERS OF RICHARD WALN WELLS

 

 Letters to his betrothed during his far east saga were reprinted in the Wells Account in 1994-95 and are now included here.

 

LETTER NUMBER	DATE and PLACE
1	Day of departure from Philadelphia
2	May 26, New Castle
3	Friday, Ship Caledonia
4	May 27, 1815 off Cape Henlopen
5	June 17, 1815 off Cape Henlopen
6	August 30, 1815 off Cape of Good Hope
7	October 1, 1815 Ship Caledonia at sea
8	October 9, 1815 Ballambouang
9	November 27, 1815 Macao Roads
10	December 13, 1815 Canton
11	December 13, 1815 Canton
12	December 13, 1815 Canton
13	December 23, 1815 Canton
14	December 31, 1815 Canton
15	January 9, 1816       Canton
16	January 24, 1816      Canton

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