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4 envelope/ letters New York to England, One Elizabeth Heaton New York to her brother Captain John Audas, Morton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. One to her sister at 21 Charles Square, Hoxton & one to her mother at Morton, + one looks like New York to Audas Charles Square, Hoxton 4 envelope/ letters New York to England all mostly re The Audas family in England & New York, USA. 3 seem to have given to a captain or senior sailor in New York and by postal service/stagecoach when landed in England. One names the person from a ship called Sensamattus? which was berthed at the "West Quay New York" ( to England). Presume the same for the fourth letter. All 4 envelope/ letters are of one sheet of paper, folded to make 4 pages, 2 with 3 sides with the handwritten letter & 2 with 2 sides with the handwritten letter , All 4 the forth side when folded includes the address to one side and remains of wax seal to rear…………… Condition; 3 good, with some edge wear, tiny nicks, edge/fold tears to 2, minor loss from being opened at wax seal, most handwriting is quite easy to rear. And relates mostly to family matters, mentioning other members of the Audas family. One a bit grubby and not easy to read, with minimal loss…………Size when folded 7.5 to 8.5 x 12.5 to 16.5 cm wide… size open each page 24 x 18cm to 33 x 20cm wide approx each page. most with some miss-folding, due to the way they were first folded so they could not be read when first sealed/sent. 1816 letter sent by Elizabeth Heaton in New York to her sister, Mrs Audas No 21 Charles Square, Hoxton . 1819 letter sent by Elizabeth Heaton in New York to her Mother, Morton nr Gainsboro;, care of Capt Audas, Lincolnshire (Gainsborough). mentions being sent by boat via Mr Johnson who is sailing to London and to write back a soon as possible as Mr Johnson is returning to New York ( he is possibly a captain who trades between London & New York). 1822 letter sent by Elizabeth Heaton in New York to her brother Captain John Audas in Morton nr Gainsbrow, Lincolnshire (Gainsborough) UK 1817 letter is in parts hard to read, but looks like sent from New York, but not 100% sure., to Dear Madam, unable decipher who from, but not a family member as addressed to ? Audafs. John Audas, was Captain John Audas of the ship Esther that sailed the trading route from Gainsborough to London & return.
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