6 October 1823 letter, page 1
After returning to London following a visit to his cousin, who lived near Maidstone, A. C. Wright sent back an account of his journey He took 9 hours to travel from Maidstone to Margate, and anther 12 hours to get from Margate to London by steam ship.
Letter from A C Wright to his cousin
1823
Kent History & Library Centre U194/C5/5/5
Transcript
London 6 October 1823
My dear Cousin,
I now write you a few lines to give you an outline of my Journey. I arrived at Maidstone about 9 O'Clock, where I waited until 10 O'Clock and went by the Chanticleer Coach to Chatham, Burch's Coach set off from Maidstone an hour before us, we however passed them on the Road, about half way between Maidstone and Chatham, and we arrived at Chatham about 11 O'Clock, Burch's was about an hour after us. We came a different Road for we did not go through Rochester. It rained just after I had set off from Maidstone. When we got to Chatham I went into the Globe Tavern and stayed for a short time. I had not then determined where I should go, however about before 12 O'Clock the Margate Coach