Letters were written home from on board HMS Captain by Frederick Robinson (the originals are in the possession of Robinson’s descendants).
Much of the writing has been done has been done `cross scripted’ to economise on paper, and subsequent
photocopying of the originals has reduced legibility even more; hence the
transcripts.
Letter
dated 1st May 1870
Letter dated 5th June 1870
Letter dated 3rd August 1870
Letter dated 31st August 1870