EARLY LETTER FROM BATAVIA; 26 July 1815 EL (minor faults) to London with framed "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" h.s. and rated '1/4'(d) with London d.s. on rear. Written by J.Nutting, H.C.C. Benares, Batavia Roads several ship's from this island, having been captured by the American's....I shall be in Calcutta, on our return from Amboyna [Ambon Island].....' Unusual example of mail from a British source in Batavia. Cross Reference: INDONESIA, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SHIP LETTERS (Image)