Autograph manuscript signed : to Captain of the Britannia, 1842 Jan. 21.

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Autograph manuscript signed : to Captain of the Britannia, 1842 Jan. 21.

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Original manuscript minutes of an impromptu meeting held on board the Steamship Britannia to honor the Captain, John Hewett, for bringing the passengers safely to port in Boston after "a more than ordinarily tempestous passage." Signed: Charles Dickens.

1 sheet (2 p.) ; 23 x 20 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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