An Original Hand Written and Signed Letter by Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin. Dated 1835. The letter reads - 'Sir, In reply to your communication of the 15th allow me to correct an error I have fallen into relating to my subscription; concluding the shares were only two pounds I determined on having an additional number but finding they are ten pounds each I shall take only five, say to the amount of fifty pounds, that my bankers Messrs Coutts & Co will advance when called for. Herewith you have an order on that house. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your humble servant, Isaac Coffin, Admiral' Admiral of the Blue Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet, GCH 1759-1839 was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Coffin was born in Boston and served in the navy on a number of ships during the War of Independence. Coffin Bay and Greenly Island in South Australia were named in honor of Sir Isaac Coffin by the British explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802. The Coffin School on Nantucket, established with funds provided by Sir Isaac Coffin, was established in 1827. Known as the Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin Lancasterian School, this educational institution was funded by Coffin for the purpose of "promoting decency, good order and morality, and for giving a good English education to youth". The school educated Nantucketers throughout the 19th century. Size is 230mm x 190mm. Condition is good. Folding creases.