Revised Jun 6 2021
No. 1. Capt. Bligh to Mrs. Heywood
Madam.
I received your Letter this Day & feel for you very much, being perfectly sensible of the extreme Distress you must suffer from the Conduct of your son Peter — his Baseness is beyond all description, but I hope you will endeavour to prevent the Loss of him, heavy as the Misfortune is, from afflicting you too severely. I imagine he is with the rest of the Mutineers return'd to Otaheite.
I am Madam
your most ob't. hbl. sev't.