1793-94 Letters (no address panels) all concerned with intelligence and sending people secretly from the islands to the mainland to seek information from contacts previously made through trade and smuggling; information acquired convinced William Pitt to delay any invasion of France. The letters, mostly sent to the Earl Moira, written by the Governor of Jersey the 6th Earl Balcarres (8) concerning garrisoning the islands, rumours from France, French ships sighted near the islands, landing agents in France, etc., also letters from Col. Craig concerning a landing in France by the Royalist army (2), letters from Moira or Admiral MacBride (2), 1793 (Apr 16) note from Peter Le Mesurier in Alderney concerning a payment of £60.12.00 disbursed on government service and a similar 1794 (June 12) note from Thomas Sausmarez on Guernsey for £769.8.4 cash advance for secret services. All fifteen letters with full typed transcriptions, also a printed 1798 notice of islanders who have contributed funds for the government service. A fascinating and unique group. (16).

1805 Entire from Guernsey to Malta sent by the northern route via Hamburg due to the war with France, handstamped "HAMBURG" and red "Germanie", very unusual.

P.O.W Mail. 1810 (Apr 13) Entire letter from John Clague, a prisoner at Verdun, to his wife in Guernsey, with oval "TRANSPORT OFFICE / (Crown) / G.R / PRISONERS OF WAR" and London backstamps (June 11). The letter includes "Having the present opportunity by an English lady of the name of Mrs Oakley who intends to go towards England tomorrow I embrace the said opportunity to inform you of my being in good health ..... Mr Gibson & all the other Guernsey men are transferred to the Depot of Auxonne ..... I was yesterday at the funeral of a young man of High Street in Guernsey named Wm Priaulx ..... a brother of his sailed with me many months ago in "The Love & Unity" ..... the Guernsey men remaining here are Messrs Marche - Chimants - Priaulx & Self". Fine and scarce to Guernsey. Photo on Page 188. (Image1)