This week we discover that another vessel, the John Pirie has also departed the shores of England. The John Pirie was in fact the first vessel to set sail, and this week we look at the first known diary entries that were written onboard this vessel. So far we know little about this voyage, and this week’s entry provides us with few details. In the coming weeks we hope to find out more about this vessel and follow its journey to South Australia.
We learn from Captain Morgan’s diary entries onboard the Duke of York that he has not travelled far, and after damage to the vessel caused by a storm, he remains in the English Channel. We learn that he is still worried about his wife back in England, having sent her letters and is awaiting her reply. This week we will explore the forms of communication used in 1836.
The English Postal System, drawn by Augustus Pugin Senior and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808-11)
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