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In this correspondence the author describes the reason for sending the editor of the Commercial Journal and Advertiser the story 'Typhon' (published in the Journal below the letter). The work is 'one of a series extracted from our weekly paper' a paper in manuscript started on board ship. 'Many of the articles caused great amusement' writes the author and having observed that the Journal 'generally reserve some portion of your columns for humourous or amusing literature,... [the author] thought the accompanying genuine production might perhaps prove acceptable.' The author offers other works if 'upon your perusal you deem it worthy [of] notice'.
The author seems to have contributed 'Typhon' and other pieces under the series title 'Papers from My Portfolio'. In subsequent issues of the Commercial Journal works published from the series reveal that the 'weekly paper' was called the 'Traveller'.
AustLit has not yet established the existence of the paper.
