Letter from Robert Walpole to his father, July 2 1873

 
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Item 9
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Written from the HMS Blanche. The letter begins thanking his father for his recent letter and for his allowance with assurances he can now live within it. Discusses other matters such as future prospects of promotion within the ranks; deserters and their fates; asks about his father's trip to Mesopotamia. The letter is continued on July 5th. Describes a ball; where the ship is set to sail to next; news of other ships and their discoveries; curiosities collected on journeys.

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