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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (May 6, 1860)

May 6, 1860Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [original: envelope missing] Ship "Bethiah Jewett"          Chinchas [Chincha Islands]          May 6th 1860 Dear Father & Mother I am still at the Chinchas but expect to…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (October 12, 1860)

October 12, 1860Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Bethiah Jewett. Cork. 12 Oct.(1860) Dear Father and Mother I hope this will find you in good health as I am at…
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Elizabeth & Mary Waters (1861)

January 1, 1861Posted inPhotographs
Elizabeth and Mary Waters, eldest children of Thomas Jr. and Amy. 1861. See also P. 252 of the By Sea, By Land book.
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (August 20, 1862)

August 20, 1862Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript]   Ship Bethiah Jewett Sydney.    20 August 1862 Dear Father & Mother We left Sunderland 6 a.m. Sunday Feb.16th with a…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his mother Elizabeth Waters (November 18, 1864)

November 18, 1864Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his mother] [from a transcript] New York Nov 18th 1864 Dear Mother In haste Nov 15th We arrived here after a very very stormy passage of 39…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (December 25, 1866)

December 25, 1866Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations - at sea Lat.8°S. Long.29°W. Xmas 1866 Dear Father & Mother It being Xmas day my thoughts revert to…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his mother Elizabeth Waters (May 5, 1867)

May 5, 1867Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his mother, 5 May 1867] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations Sunday May 5th 1867 Saigon River   Cambodia Cochin China [Cochinchina - former name for part…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his mother Elizabeth Waters (June 12, 1867)

June 12, 1867Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his mother] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations Hong Kong.   June 12th 1867 Dear Mother We arrived here June 5th all well.  I wrote to you…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (September 2, 1867)

September 2, 1867Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations Manilla    2 September 1867 Dear Father & Mother We will sail in a few days for San Francisco…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (December 10, 1867)

December 10, 1867Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations San Francisco. December 10th 1867 Dear Father and Mother I commence this at sea, but I have nothing interesting…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his mother Elizabeth Waters (July 17, 1868)

July 17, 1868Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his mother] [original: envelope missing] Liverpool          July 17 - 68 Dear Sweetheart Mother I cannot write much I am very busy and have not much news to…
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From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents, Elizabeth Waters and Thomas Waters Sr. (October 9, 1869)

October 9, 1869Posted inLetters
[Thomas Waters to his parents] [from a transcript] Wealth of Nations Monte Video. 9 October 1869 Dear Father & Mother I wrote to you from Rio Janeiro September 22nd.  We…
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