Between 1801 and 1811, Margaret Catchpole wrote a series of letters to her connections in England, including her former employer, Elizabeth Cobbold, in Ipswich. The letters constitute one of the earliest surviving, and most extensive, collections of correspondence written by an Australian convict.
The surviving correspondence of Margaret Catchpole include the following letters:
1. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Ipswich Gaol, 25 May 1801
2. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Sydney, also including a letter to Dr George Stebbing, 21 Jan 1802
3. Letter to Uncle and Aunt Howes from New South Wales, 2 May 1803
4. Letter to Uncle and Aunt Howes from Sydney, 20 Dec 1804
5. Letter to Uncle and Aunt Howes from Sydney, 8 Oct 1806
6. Letter to Uncle and Aunt Howes, 28 Jan 1807
7. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Sydney, 25 May 1807
8. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Sydney, 18 Oct 1807
9. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Richmond Hill, 8 Oct 1809
10. Letter to Mrs Cobbold from Richmond Hill, 1 Sep 1811
11. Letter to Uncle and Aunt Howes and cousins from Richmond Hill, 2 Sep 1811
