Ship Huntress At Free Mantle New Holland
Oct 6th 1838 letter 3th
father i take this time to let you now that I am wall hoping you the same Bleasing
I hav a good opportunity to send this Letter by the Ship Harvest of N Poart the best N I hav we hav 300 bbls sperm 200 bbls Whale Oil
i saw a Bots Crew that is 6 man that Runn etway from the ship Delbhos at this place
tha told me that mary is as bad as Ever
I never new tine to pass so Agreble as it has this voyage so far I like Capt Hull much
we shall leave hear and go on to the [?] whale ground Cruce six months then in to Hovertown then fil up with sperm oil then coming home to sea the Cesity of New Bedford Francis Roach is well
we have told oll of our yearns and Be gounn to telling lies. I shout like ot hear from home much I went to shore to day on liberty
we have got 13 Whales in all
John Dunahm Evry bad time that we have Francis sais he shode like to have some the lands man on boat