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1826 lengthy entire letter headed "Sydney 4th Feby 1826" & signed "RC Pritchett" who complains at length about his delinquent son John "...I for the first time gave him a few lashes with the Horse Whip, he threatened to return my blows, which caused him a few more...", which explains the docketing on the face "John is flogged by his father...", to London "p Triton", 'BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER' "step" b/s, rated "2/8" for a double-weight letter, light London arrival b/s apparently of July 1827 (17 months in transit), light overall soiling.