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cottisb Industries Spirits

p 'ket rate of 1/- applied to British est Indies mail from 1840 until 23 March, 1854, when it was reduced to 6d.

St. Kitts Packet Letter

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1/- unpaid

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To St. Kitt:s, 15 February, 1853- 35 days approxima te
1/- unpa:id Pa ket Letter to St. Kitts. 16 February, Southampton, carried b Ro al t\ ail team
P ket per La Plata departed 1 February, 20 arch, St. Thomas, for onward transit to St. Kitts.

Letter rega:rdrng Scottish owner's request for sale of St. Kitts properties. Sugar was grown on St. Kitts
plantations, exported for rum production.

Grenada Packet Letter

6d unpaid

Unpaid Packet Letter sent by
Royal Mail Steam Packet per
Tyne via Trinidad.
Manuscript 6 rate marking.
22 May London
23 May Haddington, East
Lothian received.

Grenada, 27 Aprlf, 1855-26 days
Spirits: Grenada letter relays that the price of old copper has fallen to Sd per pound, this lowering the cost of buying old stills.