Hyde Parker to Nelson, HMS LONDON, 21 April 1801, reporting the offer of Mr Cockburn [consul at Hamburg] to send cattle but not agreeing to any contract, advising he will not proceed further up the Baltic until he hears from England and is joined by Admiral Totty, suggesting it more likely to procure water at the Island of Ertholmene than at Bornholm

Admiral Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807). Hyde Parker to Nelson, HMS LONDON, 21 April 1801, reporting the offer of Mr Cockburn [consul at Hamburg] to send cattle but not agreeing to any contract, advising he will not proceed further up the Baltic until he hears from England and is joined by Admiral Totty, suggesting it more likely to procure water at the Island of Ertholmene than at Bornholm

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/9/169
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1801-04-21
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London