CANTON 1838

arriving Adelaide on May 2nd, 1838.

    Ship CANTON at Sea, April 29th, 1838
    Captain J. Mordaunt

Dear Sir,
Anticipating our speedy arrival at Port Adelaide,
we beg to return you our sincere thanks for
the courtesy and kindness we have experienced
from you since we came on board. We feel
especially grateful for that vigilant exercise
of your nautical skill, which, by inspiring
confidence, has relieved us from much of the
anxiety naturally incident to our situation.
Should we reach our desired harbour in safety,
one of our warmest wishes will be for your
happy return to the bosom of your family.
And if at some future period Providence
should bring you again to the shores
of our adopted country, be assured, Dear Sir,
you will meet with a hearty welcome from,
Your sincere Friends,
David WYLIE, M.A.
John NEWMAN,
Henry Jonas WATSON,
M.A. WATSON,
M. WATSON,
R. M. ROBSON,
Samuel GILLARD, H. H. GILLARD,
E. GILLMAN
Captain William SCOTT, Mary SCOTT,
B P WINTER,
Ann SCOTT, Josephine, NEWMAN,
Mary Caroline NASH,
Elizabeth WYLIE,
Harriett, WATSON,
Eliza Ann ROBSON, James George NASH,