Portsmouth
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-08-13
Concerning a delay at Portsmouth and his concerns that the ship would be obliged to sail without Mr Pitts who had been sent to London with the damaged watch by Earnshaw.
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 1791-08-29 - 1791-09-05
Written on the first part of the voyage at sea and concluding at Tenerife. The letter includes a description of a storm encountered in the Bay of Biscay and mention of his plans to make Captain New's son and Mr Pitts computers of his observations.