Letter from Benjamin William Hotine on the ETTRICKDALE, 1879.
Letter written by Benjamin William Hotine to his brother and sister as he begun his apprenticeship on the iron ship ETTRICKDALE (1872), owned by J. & A. Roxburgh, Glasgow. The letter is dated 3 April 1879 and was written shortly before the pilot came off the ship in the English Channel. There is also a small newspaper cutting describing the voyage of the ETTRICKDALE from London to Sydney, during which the ship encountered strong gales.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/H/30/2; REG10/000382 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 letter and 1 newspaper cutting |
| Date made: | 1877-1879; 1879 |
| Creator: | Hotine, Benjamin William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters from Benjamin William Hotine on the boys training ship WARSPITE, 1877-1879. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/30/1)
- Letter from Benjamin William Hotine on the ETTRICKDALE, 1879. (Manuscript) (AGC/H/30/2)
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