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F.R. KENDALL: EXTRACT FROM LETTERS 1858-1865

by Franklin Richardson Kendall

Published by P & O. 1st. 1968

Very good condition. Franklin Richardson Kendall was born into a family with great naval traditions and joined the P & O Head Office in London. He remained with P & O for 50 years before retiring. This is a collection of selected extracts from letters written to his mother during the tumultous times of change between 1858 and 1866. Large format. Cloth spine, cream cardwraps with black title to front. Tipped in colour frontis of the Ripon leaving Southampton. B/w photos. 89 pages.

A few light creases to covers. Covers are a little grubby from handling. Contents clean.

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Contents

List of illustrations
Introduction
Development of the P&O Company 1815-1869
Chapter 1. On board RIPON February 1858
Chapter 2. Overland. Alexandria to Seuz. Feb 1858
Chapter 3. On board POTTINGER Feb 1858
Chapter 4. At Bombay. Mar 1858
Chapter 5. On board BENARES Mar 1859
Chapter 6. On board BENARES, ONEIDA AND NOINA May 1859
Chapter 7. At Singapore Sept 1859
Chapter 8. On board GRANADA May 1861
Chapter 9. At Singapore June 1861
Chapter 10. In France Sept 1863
Chapter 11. On board VECTIS Sept 1863
Chapter 12. On board ORISSA AND COLUMBIAN Oct 1863
Chapter 13. At Hong Kong Nov 1863
Chapter 14. At Bombay Jan 1865
Notes on vessels mentioned in letters
Appendix 1. Extract from 1853 P&O mail contract
Appnedix 2. Newspaper cuttings re POTTINGER mutiny
Appendix 3. Newspaper cuttings re death of E.N. Kendall
Index

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