Two Letters of Appreciation to
Captain Sargent, Ship Stebonheath, Port Adelaide
published in the
South Australian Register on Saturday 21 September 1850

regarding
Captain John Sargent - STEBONHEATH - arr Port Adelaide 11 August 1850
per Diane Cummings of Melbourne (5 November 2003)


… thanks to Captain John Sargent for his unremittingly kind and courteous attention during our voyage. That we have reached our destination without accident or sickness is, in our opinion, of itself sufficient evidence of the vigilence an care paid by him and his officers to the management of the vessel: at the same time, we cannot do justice to our feelings without this general acknowledgement of our opinions previous to separating.
Adelaide, 16 Sept., 1850
Jno SEARS Clarke ABBOTT
Elizabeth SEARS Matilda ABBOTT
Emily SEARS Catherine L. FOX
Thos. W. SEARS George RUDDLE
James BOWDLER Charles CRIPPS
Helen BOWDLER for self & 6 children Matilda RUDDLE
John DALLEY Emily RUDDLE
Richard SNOW Mary Ann RUDDLE
John CURR

To Captain Zargent
Ship Stebonheath,
Port Adelaide
16 Sept 1860

Sir-Having completed our voyage from London to Adelaide, and being desirous before separation, of acknowledging your uniform kindness, attention, and urbanity during the passage, we beg thus jointly to tender you your best thanks, which feeling we would, through you, convey also to your officers.Expressing our unlimited confidence in your skill as a commander, and our admiration of the rectitude, combined with gentleness, by which you governed as a disciplinarian; and with our sincerest wishes for your future welfare and happiness,

We are,
SirYour obliged servants,

Chaeles (sic) LOCKE Henry Laughton HURST James DANIELS & family William STEVENS
Clement WARREN George R. FINCHAM J.W.DANIEL W.O.MARA
Henry GOODLAND James CROOK Thomas HINTON Robert SPROUTE
P. BARNWELL William HURN Edward LEWIS Joseph KIDNER
R.H. BARBER J. FALCONER William LEWIS E.WITHERS
Geo. S. WARD Alfred TAYLOR John S. MORTIMER Richard BOSER
R. COOMBES John Gardner ROLLS Edward FINLAYSON Henry H?CTON
Wm. LEWIS George IRELAND Arthur MORRIS & family John HARPER
W. P. James MERITT John MARTIN John Triorder WALTERS William SUTTON
James CLARKE George WITTINGTON George REYNOLDS W. KEARTLAND
T.M.PERRIMAN John DAVEY James ORCHARD Thomas BEDFORD
G.W. PERRIMAN William HARRIS William COLLINS G.F. SAWYER
W.WOOD Henry COWARD Thomas HACKNEY Alfred E. HAWSEN
James TUFF Francis HAWLEY Luke WHITE G. ADAMS

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