black exchange datestamp on incoming folded letter from London, February 18 Liverpool transit, endorsed "p Alps Pkt." which departed Liverpool February 19 and arrived Boston March 7, black "76" debit to the United States, manuscript "96" quadruple rate collected at Philadelphia, small internal faults, fine appearance, according to Hubbard and Winter the Alps was substituted for Niagara for one westbound voyage while the latter was pressed into military service by the British government