| 12 February 1834 | Leaves England* |
| 22 February 1834 | Writes first letter on board ship at Sheerness (letter 1) |
| 26 February 1834 | Writes from the Downs (letter 2) |
| 11 March 1834 | Writes from The Needles (letter 3) |
| 13 March 1834 | Writes from off Scilly Isles (letter 4) |
| 14 April 1834 | Lands at Barbados (letter 5) |
| 27 April 1834 | Leaves Barbados (letter 7) |
| 28 April 1834 | Arrives at St Lucia (letter 7) |
| 24 May 1834 | Writes from Pigeon Island (letter 8) |
| 2 June 1834 | Back in St Lucia (letter 9) |
| 10 October 1834 | Leaves St Lucia (letter 19) |
| 14 October 1834 | Lands at Barbados (letter 19) |
| 24 November 1834 | Leaves for Demerara (letter 22) |
| 27 November 1834 | Arrives at Demerara (letter 22) |
| 10-13 December 1834 | Visits Berbice (letter 23) |
| 21 December 1834 | Leaves Demerara (letter 24) |
| 27 December 1834 | Arrives at Barbados (letter 24) |
| 30 January 1835 | Leaves Barbados for St Lucia (letter 27) |
| 31 January 1835 | Arrives at St Lucia (letter 27) |
| 5-6 June 1835 | Visits Pigeon Island (letter 36) |
| 10 July 1835 | Leaves St Lucia (letter 37) |
| 17 July 1835 | Arrives at Barbados (letter 38) |
| 10 August 1835 | Leaves Barbados (letter 40) |
| 20 August 1835 | Arrives at Demerara (letter 40) |
| Late September/early October 1835 | Visits Fort D’Urban and Mahiaca (letter 43) |
| 1-10 June 1836 | Visits Berbice (letter 57) |
| 6-8 August 1836 | Visits Capoey (letter 60) |
| 15-18 August 1836 approx | Visits Mahiaca and Fort D’Urban (letter 61) |
| 8 December 1836 for ‘about 10 days’ | Visits Berbice (letters 66 and 67) |
| 4 May 1837 | Leaves Demerara (letter 77) |
| 8 May 1837 | Arrives at Barbados (letter 77) |
| 8 February to 9 March 1838 | Tours St Vincent, St Lucia, Pigeon Island and Dominica with General Whittingham (letters 97 and 98) |
| 19 March to 18 April 1839 | Tours Tobago, Trinidad, Grenada, St Vincent, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, Antigua, St Lucia, Pigeon Island and Dominica with General Whittingham (letters 121 and 122) |
| Second week in June 1839 | Leaves for home (letter 125) |
| 20 July 1839 | Writes last letter from off the Lizard Point (letter 126) |
* see letters 28 and 42 of 12 February and 24 September 1835