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4th. Dr. Vondy will please allow all the passengers of the brig 

 Richard White and any of the crew that are sick — to land on 

 Middle Island. 



Given under my hand, 

 Miramichi, this 18th day of June, 1847. 



A. KEY, H. O. 



Poor Dr. Vondy 's courage and humanity cost him his life. 

 Bene est, serve bone et fidelis. After Dr. Vondy's death an effort 

 was made to get Mrs. Hawbolt (then Elizabeth Vondy) off the 

 island, by her brother, Thos. Vondj'', Jr. (lately postmaster here), 

 and the following is a letter from Joseph Cunard to him in refer- 

 ence to it : 



Chatham, July 8th, 1847. 

 Mr. Thos. Vondy, Jr. 



Dear Sir : Before and since I received your note I had 

 seen Dr. Key and since then I have sent Dr. Thompson's brother 

 to him on the subject of your communication, and, I am sorry to 

 say, nothing can be done. I have just received a letter from Mr. 

 B. Miller and regret I cannot afford him any encouragement. I 

 should be glad to serve in the matter if in my power. 



Yours, 



JOSS. CUNARD. 



This B. Miller was Benjamin Miller, an uncle of Miss Vondy's, 

 The originals of these letters are preserved in the museum of the 

 Miramichi Natural History Association. There was, so far as I 

 can find out, only one newspaper published in Chatham at that 

 time. It was called the Gleaner and was edited by James A. 

 Pierce, father of the late J. J. Pierce, and the following notes are 

 taken from the issues of that date : 



Ship Loostauk, Capt. Thane of Dublin, 600 tons, from Liver- 

 pool, bound for Quebec, out 7 weeks, 467 passengers, 117 died on 

 passage, 100 now unable to help themselves. 



Entered at the Custom House, July 3rd, Loostauk, Grimsby, 

 Liverpool, clearance not noted, but arrived at Quebec 28th July. 



Bark Bolivar, seven of crew with typhus fever. Bolivar land- 

 ed a number of passengers at Newfoundland. Bolivar cleared on 

 25th July. 



The Richard White had eight passeneers and two of crew 



