From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
30 September 1839
Source of text:
JDH/1/2 f.8, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
JDH informs his father, William Jackson Hooker, that after 5 days delay at Margate they have set sail for the Downs where they will stop only to land their Thames pilot. JDH sent his last letter with Mr Sibbald who was sent out for a new anchor. After leaving Gillingham they had to wait for the winds to change. At Margate many 'vulgar & uneducated' visitors came on board HMS 'Erebus' & made a nuisance of themselves.
Contributor:
Hooker Project