Revised Jun 22 2021
Rear-Admiral Moresby, C.B., who had long been interested in the state and prospects of the islanders, received, in July 1851, the following warm and hearty invitation, signed by thirteen [fourteen] of the female inhabitants, in the name of all of their sex on the island:
"HONOURABLE SIR,—From the kind interest you have evinced for our little community, in the letter which you have sent our excellent and worthy pastor, Mr. Nobbs, we are emboldened to send you the following request, which is that you will visit us before you leave this station; or if it is impossible for you to do so, certainty we, as loyal subjects of our gracious Queen, ought to be visited annually, if not more, by one of her ships of war.
"We have never had the pleasure of welcoming an English Admiral to our little island, and we therefore earnestly solicit a visit from you. How inexpressibly happy shall we be if you should think fit to grant this our warmest wish! We trust that our very secluded and isolated position, and the very few visits we have of late had from British ships of war; will be sufficient apology for addressing the above request to you. With fervent prayers for your present and future happiness, and for that of our Queen and nation .
"We remain, honoured Sir,
"Your sincere and affectionate well-wishers,
"CAROLINE ADAMS,
DORCAS YOUNG,
SARAH M'COY,
SARAH ADAMS,
PHOEBE ADAMS,
JEMIMA YOUNG,
REBECCA CHRISTIAN,
HANNAH YOUNG,
NANCY QUINTAL,
SUSAN QUINTAL,
LOUISA QUINTAL,
RUTH QUINTAL,
RACHEL EVANS,
SARAH NOBBS.
In the name, and on behalf, of all the rest
of the female sex on the island,"