D-13. Athill, Charles N. (?) ALS to Sir John T. Duckworth; N.B. 3p. 24cm. Hopes Duckworth's health won't suffer from change of climate he's about to make. Thanks him for his help to Frederick. He wishes Frederick to remain under Duckworth's protection and if he returns to England during the war, he'd want Frederick under Duckworth's command again. Their most estimable friend visited him and seemed quite all right. Athill is in bed with rheumatism; wife ill also. Both look forward to warm weather for relief, circa 1801

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D-13. Athill, Charles N. (?) ALS to Sir John T. Duckworth; N.B. 3p. 24cm. Hopes Duckworth's health won't suffer from change of climate he's about to make. Thanks him for his help to Frederick. He wishes Frederick to remain under Duckworth's protection and if he returns to England during the war, he'd want Frederick under Duckworth's command again. Their most estimable friend visited him and seemed quite all right. Athill is in bed with rheumatism; wife ill also. Both look forward to warm weather for relief

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From the Collection:

Consists of letters to and from Sir John Duckworth to family and his naval associates and superiors regarding his naval engagements in the Caribbean, the outcomes (casualties, disposition of captured vessels, logistics), his courts-martial and some insights on the colonial administration of British Jamaica. There are 28 sets of manuscript letters, with the dates ranging from March of 1801 to July of 1807. Each of the letters are numbered D-1 to D-28, but the letters are listed in chronological order. Numbers D-5 through D-10 were copied in the same folio leaves.