Bickerton to Nelson, Malta, 4 January 1804, spent Christmas with my wife, laid buoys in the harbour, repairs to my ship underway, have promised a convoy for Governor Balls corn ships in February

Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton (1759-1832), later Admiral, second in command to Nelson in the Mediterranean, 1803-5. Bickerton to Nelson, Malta, 4 January 1804, spent Christmas with my wife, laid buoys in the harbour, repairs to my ship underway, have promised a convoy for Governor Balls corn ships in February

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/2/57
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1804-01-04 - ?
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London