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Letters of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bevan, 1804-1811.
Letter Number 27
Dated: 9 Feb 1810 from CB Portsmouth
Addressed to Mrs C Bevan, Mrs Dacres, Money Hill, Rickmansworth, Herts
I tell(?) , my dearest Mary, is our fate undetermined or at least
unknown to us – What tomorrow may bring nobody can guess. Surely if we
were to land, they would sure please the poor men on board in such
desperate weather – Perhaps after all we may proceed quickly to our
original destination – I am quite worn out with why and fray over this
subject – as I have written to you regularly every day you will not want
a long letter – In truth I have nothing to say except that there is a
talk here of peace – this I only mention because I have nothing else to
say, not because I put the least confidence in such a report – When you
next write pray tell me have you written to our Cousin of Inglewood and
what have you said – I am going to write – but wait until I know our
certain destination – and am quite sure her good heart would feel much
pleasure in hearing any news relating to us that appears favourable –
God Bless her – I hope she is better as well as Lady Williams
Pray give my love to all at Money Hill, and believe me always
Most faithfully and affectionately,
Your C.B.
Portsmouth February 9
NOTES BY TRANSCRIBER
i) CB is still waiting for a favourable wind to take him out of
Portsmouth – with 2nd Bb 4th Foot to which he had recently transferred
on promotion to Lieut Colonel. Originally bound for Ceuta – but Admiral
had also been told to hold the convoy
ii) Cousin of Inglewood – Mrs Shaw with a large estate on the Kennet
River near Reading – from whom he evidently had expectations – and she
did indeed bequeath the house to his children
iii) Lady Williams mentioned similarly elsewhere, but not identified
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