1856 · Baltimore, [MD]; Port Lavaca, [TX]
by [Schooner Sea Ranger]. Darren, Jim
Baltimore, [MD]; Port Lavaca, [TX], 1856. Very good, tearing to edges and folds affecting small portions of text, light to moderate staining and soiling.. 9 pp. Three letters from Jim Darren, a sailor aboard the Schooner Sea Ranger, to his wife, Mel (Amelia), who resided in Jordan, Connecticut. In one letter he tells her she will not like Texas, and "Port Lavaca is the worst."
1. [ALS]: February 3rd, 1856. [3] pp. Bifolium. In his opening, Jim laments not hearing from his wife. The Sea Ranger has been gone for eight days, and though he does not divulge his location, he expects they are heading somewhere "in Cuba and from there to sum Northern (truncated)
1. [ALS]: February 3rd, 1856. [3] pp. Bifolium. In his opening, Jim laments not hearing from his wife. The Sea Ranger has been gone for eight days, and though he does not divulge his location, he expects they are heading somewhere "in Cuba and from there to sum Northern (truncated)