Letter written by Merrick, HMS ALLART, to his nephew, 16 November 1807.

The letter was written while on board HMS ALLART, a Dano-Norwegian vessel captured by the British at the Second Battle of Copenhagen, and describes a difficult passage between the Nore and Gottenburgh [Gothenburg].

Object Details

ID: AGC/M/20/7
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1806-07-14 - 1814-10-26; 1806-1814 1807-11-16
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 Letter
Parts: Letters written by Thomas Merrick, Sergeant in the Royal Marines, to his family, dated 1806-1814 (Manuscript)