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Letter written by Merrick to his nephew, 17 February 1808.
The letter was written while at Chatham Barracks, with Merrick having disembarked from HMS INFLEXIBLE on 3 February.
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Object details
ID:
AGC/M/20/9
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Date made:
1808-02-17
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)
Letter written by Merrick, MINOTAUR, to his brother and sister, 15 July 1806. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/1)
Letter written by Merrick, MINOTAUR, to his nephew, 29 December 1806. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/2)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS INFLEXIBLE, to his nephew, 15 April 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/3)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS INFLEXIBLE, to his nephew, 5 May 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/4)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS INFLEXIBLE, to his nephew, 4 June 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/5)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS INFLEXIBLE, to his nephew, 10 August 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/6)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ALLART, to his nephew, 16 November 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/7)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ALLART, to his nephew, 30 November 1807. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/8)
Letter written by Merrick to his nephew, 17 February 1808. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/9)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS IRRESISTABLE, to his nephew, 24 March 1808. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/10)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 6 July 1808. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/11)
Letter written by Merrick to his nephew, 28 July 1808. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/12)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 21 December 1808. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/13)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 1 January 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/14)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 21 January 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/15)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 21 February 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/16)
Letter written by Merrick to his nephew, 5 April 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/17)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 4 June 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/18)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 23 July 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/19)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 8 August 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/20)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 29 November 1809. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/21)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 13 January 1810. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/22)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 8 February 1810. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/23)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 22 May 1810. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/24)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 4 June 1810. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/25)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 10 November 1810. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/26)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS ARDENT, to his nephew, 8 October 1811. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/27)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS SCIPION, to his nephew, 23 November 1813. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/28)
Letter written by Merrick, HMS SCIPION, to his niece, 26 October 1814. (Manuscript) (AGC/M/20/29)
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