Letters of Isabel Duncan to her good friend Mrs. Gooderidge Barque Scotia of Banff, Trinite, Martinique. They have been ordered to load sugar for Nantes; then will proceed to Appledore in Devon to 'reclass' the Scotia before taking cargo on in some Bristol channel port; gives an account of this 'quiet place' where they have been for over a fortnight and of Whitsuntide celebrations and women's dress at these etc. Hopes to reach Nantes by the end of June 14 - 18 May 1891