Thankyou for posting these letters Michael, I enjoyed reading them though they are nothing to do with my research I found them very interesting and could imagine the passengers being on board during the storms etc,. I have mariner ancestors one of whom died when he was lost overboard during a Cyclone somewhere off the coast of New Orleans USA in 1882 so anything to do with life on board a ship is interesting to me. Thankyou once again for taking the trouble to type out the letters for us all to read. Regards Jenny DeAngelis. Spain. Subject: [N'Yorks] Dixon Family Letter > Hello everyone: > > Please find transcribed below a letter written by Mr. J. Dixon during his > voyage on the Columbus from Whitby to Quebec in April 1832. > > I would be interested in hearing from any descendants of Mr. Dixon as a > subsequent letter describes William Harrison - my great great great > grandfather - as a distant relation. This letter was written to Mr. George > Dixon of Darlington. > > The following is the letter: > > To: Mr. R. Frankland, Whitby