Letterbooks kept by Admiral John Bythesea (1827-1906), between 1876 and 1878.
The letterbooks contain Bythesea's out-going letters and give a detailed account of his work in India. The letters are a combination of official and private correspondence. In one letter Bythesea reveals his fear that if he were to visit England on leave he would not be able to persuade his wife to return to India.