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.
Letter details
Record number
JHC276
From
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date
30 September 1839
Sent from
HMS 'Erebus', off the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom