Hand written correspondence with family and friends, 1828, largely providing general updates on the family, including letters to William Staveley reporting the death of Cole (friend/colleague of William Staveley?); letter sent to William Staveley from Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) describing life there; travelling around the island; letter from a Lady F informing William Staveley of the arrival of Charles William Dunbar Staveley at the Cape; letter from Lord Greenock regarding the arrival of Charles William Dunbar Staveley in England; his schooling/education; family news.