Letter
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| Nom de l'objet : | Letter |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2007.1.24 |
| Date de début de production : | 1850 |
| Description : | The bottom portion of a hand-written letter. References include: Mr. Rowe and Colston and Co. The script is very clear, fine, in blackink. The paper has a very roughly torn upper edge, slightly torn right edge. The letter reads, "Me/for 12 mon/to obtain both his and y/that Mr. Rowe who used to be/in a situation with Colston and Co/Hill/and if you think fit to send the amount of his Bill I will endeavour to get it for you./I remain Sir/Yours Respectfully/J. Iryo". |
| Fonctions : | John Skynner (1762-1846) was born in England in 1762 to a family steeped in the traditions of the Royal Navy as both his father and grandfather had been high ranking officers. From 1802 until at least 1807, Skynner was stationed in the Mediterranean, with command of his own vessel after 1804. The Hirondelle was a fast-sailing French Privateer which had racked up many prizes in the Indian Ocean before being captured. During the Napoleonic wars, protection of the East India fleets was paramount to the British economy. In the Mediterranean, the attacks on convoys from hostile privateers was so insistent that the British fleet was hard pressed to provide the necessary escorts and to keep the whole complicated convoy system in smooth running order. Skynner immigrated to Upper Canada in 1839 and made his home in The Anchorage, a comfortable and stylish cottage on the shores of Lake Ontario. The property itself had belonged to the Jarvis family who had used the protected waters as a shipping point for goods to and from York (Toronto) and Niagara. John Skynner and his family moved into The Anchorage after his retirement from the Royal Navy. Skynner fought at the Battle of the Nile and later served in all of Admiral Nelson=s campaigns except for Nelson=s decisive victory over Napoleon, at Trafalgar. Captain Skynner was commanding his own ship, the Hirondelle, with the Mediterranean fleet at the time. For information on Skynner: O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary, 1849. For information on the Napoleonic Wars, see: Guther Rothenberg _The Napoleonic Wars_ (London: Cassell & Co, 2000). |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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