Heywood Manuscript Letters

"The Heywood Manuscript is a collection of handwritten copies of letters and poems of the Heywood family, and letters from their relatives and friends, which was completed in 1798, and to which some explanatory passages have been added. Most of the letters and poems are by Nessy and Peter Heywood, and it may be that the transcription and reproduction of their correspondence and poetry was instigated by Peter as a lasting monument to his sister Nessy, who died so young, and who had devoted herself with indefatigatible energy to him and his release when he was imprisoned on HMS Hector and awaiting his court-martial in connection with the Mutiny on the Bounty." -- Wikipedia

The poetry is not included here, except if referenced in a letter; then is included with that letter. The letters are numbered and ordered as they appear in the manuscript, including some already appearing on the site – these should be considered the more complete. There are 118 numbered letters (two are numbered 34), some remarks by the compiler, Mary Heywood, Peter Heywood's remarks on the evidence at trial (already on the site,) "the defence of Peter Heywood after the trial," and "words spoken by Mr. Peter Heywood to Captain Montagu after he had read him his Majesty's unconditional pardon October 27th 1792."

Following these letters concerning Peter Heywood, there are letters and poetry in memory of Nessy Heywood, who died 11 months after the conclusion of the trial, not included here.

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The Court-martial sat from Wednesday the 12th, through Monday the 17th, and the verdict was handed down Tuesday the 18th, September 1792

Who's Who
Peter Heywood - Bounty Midshipman
Peter John Heywood - His father (died while he was away)
Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood - His mother
The Heywood children and their year of birth
- Thomas 1763-1770
- Mary 1764
- James 1766
- Hester (Nessy) 1768
- Elizabeth (Eliza) 1769
- Peter 1772
- Isabella (Bella) 1775
- Jane 1777
- Henry 1779
- Robert John 1781
- Edwin 1782
Aaron Graham - lawyer enlisted by Thomas Pasley to aid in Peter's defense
Emma Bertie, née Heywood - the daughter of James M. Heywood and the wife of Captain (later Admiral) Albemarle Bertie, who sat as a judge at the Captain Edward Edwards and Bounty Mutiny courts-martial
Francis Const - lawyer hired by the Heywood family
Francis Hayward - father of Thomas Hayward, Bounty Midshipman, Pandora 3rd Lieutenant
J. C. Curwen (John Christian) - a well-connected MP, first cousin to Fletcher Christian, distantly connected to the Heywoods by marriage.
James Holwell, Colonel - an uncle, married to Peter John Heywood's sister Hester
John Delafons - a legal advisor enlisted by Thomas Pasley
John Hallett - Bounty Midshipman
John L. Spranger, Lieutenant (Royal Navy) - a Heywood family friend from the Isle of Man
James M. Heywood - A fourth cousin of Peter John Heywood
Joseph Wood - ?
Maria Graham - daughter of Aaron Graham
Montagu, Captain George - captain of the Hector, on which the mutineers were imprisoned, judge at Captain Edward Edwards and Bounty mutiny courts-martial
Patrick Scott, Dr. - Douglas, Isle of Man, physician and Heywood family friend
Richard Betham - William Bligh's father-in-law
Shuttleworth, Captain - ?
Thomas Pasley, Captain, Commodore - an uncle, married to Peter John Heywood's sister Mary
William Bligh - Bounty Captain
William Spencer Stanhope - ?

The Innocent Sufferer
No. 1 William Bligh to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood, 2 April 1790
No. 2 William Bligh to Colonel James Holwell 26 March 1790
No. 3 William Spencer Stanhope to Captain Shuttleworth 13 April 1790
No. 4 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 4 April 1790
No. 5 Francis Hayward to Nessy Heywood 27 July 1790
No. 6 John Hallett to Nessy Heywood 19 March 1792
No. 7 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 12 May 1792
No. 8 Nessy Heywood to James M. Heywood 3 June 1792
No. 9 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 3 June 1792
No. 10 Captain Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 8 June 1792
No. 11 J. C. Curwen to Nessy Heywood 21 June 1792
No. 12 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 22 June 1792
No. 13 Nessy Heywood to Commodore Thomas Pasley 22 June 1792
No. 14 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 20 November 1791
No. 15 Peter Heywood to Richard Betham 20 June 1792
Summary of two lost letters from Peter Heywood to his mother Elizabeth and his sister Nessy
No. 16 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 23 June 1792
No. 17 Emma Bertie to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 28 June 1792
No. 18 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 29 June 1792
No. 19 James M. Heywood to Peter Heywood 29 June 1792
No. 20 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 29 June 1792
No. 21 Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood to Peter Heywood 29 June 1792
No. 22 Nessy, Mary, Eliza, Isabella, Jane, John and Edwin Heywood to Peter Heywood 29 June 1792
No. 23 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Peter Heywood 1 July 1792
No. 24 Peter Heywood to Mary Heywood 5 July 1792
No. 25 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Peter Heywood 6 July 1792
No. 26 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 8 July 1792
No. 27 Nessy Heywood to Emma Bertie 9 July 1792
No. 28 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 9 July 1792
No. 29 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 12 July 1792
No. 30 James M. Heywood to Nessy Heywood 11 July 1792
No. 31 Peter Heywood to all his sisters 12 July 1792
No. 32 Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood to Peter Heywood 12 July 1792
No. 33 Joseph Wood to Peter Heywood 15 July 1792
No. 34 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 15 July 1792
No. 34[sic] Commodore Thomas Pasley to Peter Heywood 15 July 1792
No. 35 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 16 July 1792
No. 36 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 17 July 1792
No. 37 Mary, Nessy and Eliza Heywood to Peter Heywood 17 July 1792
No. 38 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 18 July 1792
No. 39 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 22 July 1792
No. 40 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 22 July 1792
No. 41 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood and Eliza Heywood 24 July 1792
No. 42 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 25 July 1792
No. 43 Peter Heywood to Mary Heywood 25 July 1792
No. 44 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 31 July 1792
No. 45 Eliza Heywood to Peter Heywood 31 July 1792
No. 46 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 31 July 1792
No. 47 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 31 July 1792
No. 48 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 3 August 1792
No. 49 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 3 August 1792
No. 50 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 4 August 1792
No. 51 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 9 August 1792
Includes Peter Heywood's 'A Dream'
No. 52 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 9 August 1792
No. 53 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 9 August 1792
No. 54 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 13 August 1792
No. 55 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 15 August 1792
No. 56 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 17 August 1792
No. 57 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 17 August 1792
No. 58 Colonel James Holwell to Peter Heywood 21 August 1792
No. 59 Peter Heywood to Mary Heywood 22 August 1792
No. 60 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 23 August 1792
No. 61 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Peter Heywood 26 August 1792
No. 62 Dr. Patrick Scott to Peter Heywood 27 August 1792
No. 63 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 31 August 1792
No. 64 Peter Heywood to Mary Heywood 5 September 1792
No. 65 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 6 September 1792
No. 66 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 6 September 1792
No. 67 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Peter Heywood 6 September 1792
No. 68 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 11 September 1792
No. 69 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 17 September 1792
No. 70 Colonel James Holwell to Peter Heywood 12 September 1792
Note re: 17-24 September 1792
No. 71 James Heywood to Nessy Heywood 24 September 1792
No. 72 Nessy Heywood to James Heywood 29 September 1792
No. 73 Emma Bertie to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 18 September 1792
No. 74 Aaron Graham to Dr. Patrick Scott 18 September 1792
No. 75 Aaron Graham to Dr. Patrick Scott 19 September 1792
No. 76 Aaron Graham to Dr. Patrick Scott 20 September 1792
No. 77 Peter Heywood to Dr. Patrick Scott 20 September 1792
No. 78 Lt. John L. Spranger to Dr. Patrick Scott 21 September 1792
No. 79 John Delafons to Dr. Patrick Scott 23 September 1792
No. 80 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 22 September 1792
No. 81 Aaron Graham to Dr. Patrick Scott 24 September 1792
Note re: Nessy Heywood
No. 82 Peter Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 29 September 1792
No. 83 Nessy Heywood to Heywood Family 3 October 1792
No. 84 Nessy Heywood to Aaron Graham 3 October 1792
No. 85 Nessy Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 4 October 1792
No. 86 Peter Heywood to Mary Heywood 5 October 1792
No. 87 Nessy Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 5 October 1792
No. 88 Nessy Heywood to Mary Heywood 6 October 1792
No. 89 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 6 October 1792
No. 90 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 9 October 1792
No. 91 James Heywood to Nessy Heywood 7 October 1792
No. 92 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 9 October 1792
No. 93 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 10 October 1792
No. 94 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 10 October 1792
No. 95 Nessy Heywood to Lord Chatham 11 October 1792
No. 96 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 13 October 1792
No. 97 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 14 October 1792
No. 98 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 15 October 1792
No. 99 Nessy Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 15 October 1792
No. 100 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 16 October 1792
No. 101 Nessy Heywood and Aaron Graham to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 16 October 1792
No. 102 James Heywood to Nessy Heywood 17 October 1792
No. 103 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 18 October 1792
No. 104 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 19 October 1792
No. 105 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 20 October 1792
No. 106 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 21 October 1792
No. 107 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 21 October 1792
No. 108 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 22 October 1792
No. 109 Peter Heywood to Nessy Heywood 23 October 1792
No. 110 Nessy Heywood to Peter Heywood 24 October 1792
No. 111 Nessy Heywood and Aaron Graham to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 26 October 1792
No. 112 Nessy Heywood to Francis Const 26 October 1792
No. 113 Francis Const to Nessy Heywood 27 October 1792
No. 114 James M. Heywood to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 27 October 1792
No. 115 Commodore Thomas Pasley to Nessy Heywood 27 October 1792
No. 116 Aaron Graham to Nessy Heywood 27 October 1792
No. 117 Nessy Heywood, Maria Graham, and Aaron Graham to Mrs. Elizabeth Heywood 29 October 1792
Peter Heywood remarks on evidence given at court-martial,and sent to Lord Chatham by Nessy Heywood
Defence of Peter Heywood after the trial
Spoken by Peter Heywood to Captain Montague 27 October 1792

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