Letter written by Merrick to his nephew, 5 April 1809.

The letter was written while at Gottenburgh [Gothenburg], likely aboard HMS ARDENT, with the crew unable to go ashore due to the rising tensions of the Dano-Swedish War.

Object Details

ID: AGC/M/20/17
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1806-07-14; 1806-07-14 - 1814-10-26 1806-1814 1809-04-05 1814-10-26
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)