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Paid Packet Letter from
Dumfermline 12 April, 1853 from
Plymouth 13 April by General
Screw Steamer per Indiana via
Cape of Good Hope.
15 April departure Plymouth, 22
May arrival Cape of Good Hope
7 August Mauritius.
Inside: "Cargo and freight must be
invested in Sugars without any limit."
To Port Louis, Mauritius, 12 April, 1853-117 days
Plantations in Mauritius grew sugar for the colonies. Letters are about cargo space for bringing Mauritius sugar to market.
