Author:
George Thorp, (1777 ? 1797) officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars [Smyrna; HMS Victory]. Substantial Wikipedia biography [see below].
Publication details:
'L'Aigle, Smyrna, Sept. 5th [1895]'. SEE NOTE A below.
Four pages, 4to, inc. address (p.4), bifolium. IMAGE on application. Addressed on reverse of second leaf, with two postmarks and a manuscript note by forwarding agents the Fr?res Smitmer of Vienna, to 'Robert Thorp Esqr | Alnwick | Northumberland | For George Thorp's Letters to his family, see Note B. below. Text: He starts by congratulating his brother on his wedding, admitting that sailors are bad hands at Complements but expresses pleasure at contact from his sister.
