Letter from C.C. Watson to his father, William Watson, 17 September 1807

MLMSS 9958

fonds

17 September 1807

1006563

0.01 metres (1 folder) of textual material - manuscript

William Watson and his son were both prominent in the trade between England and New South Wales. They appear to have had an interest in the ship ‘Rose’ which was also part-owned by the Sydney firm Campbell & Co. The ‘Rose’ arrived in Sydney on 15 April 1808, only a few months after William Bligh had been deposed as governor, and was caught up in the aftermath of the ‘Rum Rebellion’. Lieutenant-Governor Foveaux seized the ship as an illicit trader, due to the absence of a clearance or licence for importing spirituous liquors, and its unauthorised unloading of spirits in Hobart prior to its arrival in Sydney.

Reference:
Historical records of New South Wales : vol. VI - King and Bligh. 1806, 1807, 1808 / ed. by F. M. Bladen. Sydney : Government Printer, 1892-1901

Signed autograph letter from C.C. Watson in London to his father, William Watson of Warrenhouse in Belford, Northumberland, dated 17 September 1807. In the letter, Watson reports on their recent trading ventures and encloses the manifest of ‘our vessel’ the ‘Rose’, which had recently sailed from Portsmouth for Botany Bay. The list of goods includes fabric, clothing, glass and earthenware, painters’ colours, tea and sugar, lead shot, soap, anchors, medicines and large quantities of wine, spirits, porter and ale.

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