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Letter to Lady Arden, 21 March 1809 : Correspondence 21 Mar 1809.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Perceval, George, author.
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2386
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Military art and science.
- Toulon (France).
- Letter writing.
- Letters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- George to his mother Lady Arden. They have sailed from Mahon as they heard that the French fleet were out, and that the PROSPERINE had been taken. They haven't encountered an enemy fleet, but are watching Toulon. He has heard talk of a monument for General Moore, alongside one for Nelson, and wants his brother John to sign up for the next army to come to Spain. Dated HM SHIP TIGRE, Port Mahon 21 March 1809.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:PER/1/34.
- National Maritime Museum, UK: Perceval Collection (PER).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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