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239

Hong Kong, or Meer Turner Kong,

A2

of Hong

Mless Laprang of Hong Kong.

I have the honor se.

(Signed)

Ballybuckle

I. B. O'Hanrahan.

Waterford 17 Dang 1860.

Dear Doctor, Dear Sir.

I am in receipt of your

letter

directed to the late Captain D. A Brown,

and in the absence of Captain Thomas Sullivan

Mt. Can I now

and at the request of Robert

undertake the painful

duty of informing you

that poor Brown

drowned

at his last

duty

numbered with the dead.

He

was

pilot of

the Bremen Bark Leind in the dreadful

gale of the 29th August last, in which the ship became a

total wreck, with Captain Me Can, mate, 30 Chinese passengers

drowned

out of 41 were

all the crew, save

and

one seaman;

fragment of a body

lost

and not a body found of any

the deceased to mark the dreadful

fate. I was formerly a friend & partner

in pilotting with the deceased in the following business, and it is with painful

feeling I record his untimely and

He lost his life doing

his

duty

in

trying

to save

the lives and property of

others; be found the ship going to pieces, chance to save any of the

lives

the only

on

board,

fastened

pri

to

as

to

get

the

line fast

my dear brave

and

brave friend volunteered to make

the

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239 Hong Kong, or Meer Turner Kong, A2 of Hong Mless Laprang of Hong Kong. I have the honor se. (Signed) Ballybuckle I. B. O'Hanrahan. Waterford 17 Dang 1860. Dear Doctor, Dear Sir. I am in receipt of your letter directed to the late Captain D. A Brown, and in the absence of Captain Thomas Sullivan Mt. Can I now and at the request of Robert undertake the painful duty of informing you that poor Brown drowned at his last duty numbered with the dead. He was pilot of the Bremen Bark Leind in the dreadful gale of the 29th August last, in which the ship became a total wreck, with Captain Me Can, mate, 30 Chinese passengers drowned out of 41 were all the crew, save and one seaman; fragment of a body lost and not a body found of any the deceased to mark the dreadful fate. I was formerly a friend & partner in pilotting with the deceased in the following business, and it is with painful feeling I record his untimely and He lost his life doing his duty in trying to save the lives and property of others; be found the ship going to pieces, chance to save any of the lives the only on board, fastened pri to as to get the line fast my dear brave and brave friend volunteered to make the
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239 Hong Kong, or Meer Turner Kong, A2 of Hong Mless Laprang of Hong Kong. I have the honor se. (Signed) Ballybuckle I. B. O'Hanrahan. Waterford 17 Dang 1860. Dear Doctor, Dear Sir. I am in receipt of your letter directed to the late Captain D. A Brown, and in the absence of Captain Thomas Sullivan Mt. Can I now and at the request of Robert undertake the painful duty of informing you that poor Brown drowned at his last duty numbered with the dead. مه He wat pilot of the Bremen Bark Leind in the dreadful gale of the 29th August last, in which the ship became a all the crew, save and one seaurqu; out of 41 were of total wreck, with Captain Me Can, mate, 30 Chinese passengers drowned fragment of a body loas and not a body found of any | the deceased to mark the dreadful fate. I was formerly a friend & partner pilotting. with the deceased in the following business, and it is with painful feeling Frecord his untimely and He lost his life doing trizing to save his duty in the lives and property of others; be found the ship going to pieces, chance to save any of the and lives the only otr board, fastened pri to as to get OL line fast dear brave my chore and and brave friend volunteered to make the ! | !
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239

Hong Kong, or Meer Turner

Kong,

A2

of Hong

Mless Laprang of Hong Kong.

I have the honor se.

(Signed)

Ballybuckle

I. B. O'Hanrahan.

Waterford 17 Dang 1860.

Dear Doctor, Dear Sir.

I am in receipt of your

letter

directed to the late Captain D. A Brown,

and in the absence of Captain Thomas

Sullivan

Mt. Can I now

and at the request of Robert

undertake the painful

duty of informing you

that poor Brown

drowned

at his last

duty

numbered with the dead.

مه

He

wat

pilot of

the Bremen Bark Leind in the dreadful

gale of the 29th August last, in which the ship became a

all the crew, save

and

one seaurqu;

out of 41 were

of

total wreck, with Captain Me Can, mate, 30 Chinese passengers

drowned

fragment of a body

loas

and not a body found of any

|

the deceased to mark the dreadful

fate. I was formerly a friend & partner

pilotting. with the deceased in the following business, and it is with painful

feeling Frecord his untimely and He lost his life doing

trizing

to save

his

duty

in

the lives and property of

others; be found the ship going to pieces, chance to save any of the

and

lives

the only

otr

board,

fastened

pri

to as

to

get

OL

line fast

dear brave

my

chore and

and brave friend volunteered to make

the

!

|

!

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