Copy of the official despatch to the Admiralty; letter, with translation, from Queen Pomare and printed description of the feather cloak presented to Capt TRT Thompson by the Queen of the Society Islands (Tahiti) in recognition of his defending the Island

THOMPSON, Thomas Raikes Trigge, Sir, Vice-Admiral, 2nd Bt (1804-1865) - Copy of the official despatch to the Admiralty; letter, with translation, from Queen Pomare; newspaper cutting and printed description of the feather cloak presented to Capt TRT Thompson by the Queen of the Society Islands (Tahiti) in recognition of his defending the Island after the cession of the kingdom to the French, 1843

Record Details

Item reference: THM/205
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1843 - 1843
Creator: Family, Thompson
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender
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