From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (September 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] Birmingham Sept 1840 My dear Wife, I send you a thousand of very superior needles 10/s and 1/2 thousand of equal…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (September 6, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] Addressed to Mrs Capt,Waters R.M., Royal Marines, Woolwich, Kent Birmingham 6 Sept.1840 My dear Wife, your letter of the 3rd came to hand…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (September 20, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth]Addressed, to Mrs Capt.Waters R.M., King Street, Woolwich, Kent Birmingham 20 Sept.1840 My Dear Wife, Your Letter of the 3rd certainly was not put…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (September 29, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] Birmingham 29 Sept.1840 My dear Wife As Serjeant Wallace is ordered to join H.Q.rs I take the opportunity to return you your Papers. …
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (September 29, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife] Addressed to Mrs Capt.Waters R.M., Royal Marines, King Street, Woolwich Birmingham 29 Sept.1840 My dear Wife, I have this morning received from you 3…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (October 6, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] Addressed to Mrs Capt.Waters R.M., King Street, Woolwich, Kent Birmingham 6 Oct.1840 My dear Wife I am very glad you have sent the…
From Thomas Waters Jr. to his parents Thomas and Elizabeth Waters (October 16, 1840)
[Thomas Waters to his parents] Addressed to Mrs Capt Waters, 1 King Street, Woolwich, Kent, England letter 4th Oct 16th 1840 Dear Father and Mother We are now in port…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (October 30, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth]Mrs Capt.Waters R.M., King Street, Woolwich, Kent H.M.S.Howe Spithead 30 Oct.1840 My Dear Wife, Your letter of yesterday's date came to hand, I am…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (November 1, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] [Part of the letter containing the address has been cut off] H.M.S.Howe Spithead 1st Nov.1840 My Dear Wife Clifton would be glad if…
From Thomas Waters Sr. to his wife Elizabeth Waters (November 8, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his wife, Elizabeth] Addressed to Mrs Capt.Waters R.M., King Street, Woolwich, Kentprepaid H.M.S.Howe 8 Nov.1840 My dear Wife Your letter of Sunday Evening I received the…
Voyage of Barque Fawn, 1840
The information below comes from the records of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. It provides information specific to the 1840 voyage of the whaling ship Barque Fawn. Thomas Waters Jr.…
Building Plans for Barque Fawn
Blueprints for the design of Barque Fawn, the whaling ship that Thomas Waters Jr. apprenticed on in 1840. A former Navy ship, it was modified from this Cormorant class 16-gun…