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Royal Marine Barracks
Portsmouth 31st January 1841

Sir
In pursuance of the foregoing orders you
are directed to proceed to Liverpool with 2nd Lieutenant
Symonds; under your command and there embark
on board the Packet which is to sail from thence for
Boston in the United States on the 4th February, and
from this latter place you are to proceed to Kingston
and report your arrival to the Senior Naval Officer
at that place.

(Signed) G. Jones
Colonel Commandant

To
Captain Ballingall
Royal Marines
Portsmouth

I agreeably booked my place to London for the
night of the first of February, my dear Dorcas insisted
on accompanying me, on the road till the Mail
should overtake us, we got into the carriage at half
past eight o'clock drove into Portsmouth deposited
the luggage at the Coach Office, and after two or three
turns in High Street proceeded up the London road,
at half past nine the sound of the horses announced
the approach of the Mail, The dashing driving of
young Scarlet alarmed us for the moment, who drove
past us at full speed, we thought the reckless young
Coachman had entirely forgot that he was to pick us
up and concluded that he had set off with my luggage