1795 (April 11) Letter to "Captain Darby of His Majestys Ship Adamant, St. Eustatia", headed "Britannic Transport off St. Pierre Martinique", - "You will please to repair to this place with His Majestys Ships Adamant and Woolwich, leaving the Beaulieu and Nautilus at St. Kitts for the protection of that island, and direct the Veteran to resume her station off Basseterre Guadeloupe without a moments loss of time", signed by Ben Caldwell. The reverse endorsed "Vice Adm. Caldwell, letter of 11th April recd 14th in St. Eustatius Road from Mr Stanley". Admiral Benjamin Caldwell commanded the Leeward Islands station in 1794-95.

1805 (Jan 22) Letter headed "H.M.S Diana, Aruba", written by Thomas Maling to Admiral Sir John Duckworth, "I had the honor to write to you upon my arrival off Curacao, since then finding that my best schooner had been retaken by a boat from this island I though it my duty to come here in quest of her leaving the Suffisante to cruise off Curacao. My letter to Captain Murray will acquaint you with my proceedings here and should you approve of the island remaining in our hands it would be necessary to send twenty or thirty men of any colour or description to defend the entrance into the harbour, as to the interior the inhabitants are well disposed towards the English". An interesting letter, no address panel.

1805 (June 4) Entire letter from John Forbes on "Canopus, Barbados" posted to his uncle in Scotland with oval "SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / PORTSMOUTH", London and Edinburgh datestamps, light staining apparently caused by disinfection, charged 1/8. The letter tells of their arrival in the West Indies, and includes "On the 28th ult. the French fleet quitted Martinique steering apparently for Trinidad, therefore they are by this judicious step of Lord Nelsons only 6 or 7 days ahead of us - Our fleet consists of 10 sail of the line which with the addition made this day of the Northumberland & Spartiate I have every reason to hope will be able to make a very formidable attack on the enemy. We take troops on board the line of battle ships I suppose to reinforce Trinidad. Our most authorative reports say that the enemy only consists of 17 sail of the line & seven frigates".