Saturday 13 October 2007
July 15th 1865
July 15th - Passed a brig in the morning steering ourselves, weather very hot; about 6p.m. spoke to the Emma Goodwin from Sierra Leone to Falmouth, 20 days out ; sent letters by her; great excitement in consequence. Lat. 4 deg 46 min .N, Long 19 deg 52 W, Bar 30 ins, Thermometer 83 deg. Distance 197 miles.
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You see, we dont know how luck we are nowadays with internet and stuff. I wonder how long those letters took to get to the recipients, and how long it was til the men got replies?
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