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Letter from Henry Blackburn, Ordinary Seaman on HMS POLPYHEMUS, to his mother, recounting his part in the Battle of Trafalgar.
Letter from Henry Blackburn, Ordinary Seaman on HMS POLPYHEMUS, to his mother. Dated Gibraltar, 1st November 1805, he recounts his part in the Battle of Trafalgar ten days previously.
The letter was transcribed and printed, in full, in 'The Mariner's Mirror', vol.65, no.2 (1979), p.196.
Administrative / biographical background
Henry Blackburn was born in Ramsgate, Kent, in 1783. He was recorded as a 'late ganges' on HMS ROYAL WILLIAM in late 1804, and joined the POLYPHEMUS as an Ordinary Seaman on the 26 January 1805 under Captain Robert Redmill. He served at the battle of Trafalgar and continues to appear on the POLYPHEMUS's muster books up to 1810. Additional biographical/service details are kept in the Manuscripts office, please ask a member of Archive staff for details.
The letter was transcribed and printed, in full, in 'The Mariner's Mirror', vol.65, no.2 (1979), p.196.
Administrative / biographical background
Henry Blackburn was born in Ramsgate, Kent, in 1783. He was recorded as a 'late ganges' on HMS ROYAL WILLIAM in late 1804, and joined the POLYPHEMUS as an Ordinary Seaman on the 26 January 1805 under Captain Robert Redmill. He served at the battle of Trafalgar and continues to appear on the POLYPHEMUS's muster books up to 1810. Additional biographical/service details are kept in the Manuscripts office, please ask a member of Archive staff for details.
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Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/B/19; D2001.027.1 X2001.024 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | Overall: 211 mm x 326 mm |
| Date made: | 1805-11-01 - ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by Mr William Castell, in memory of Hubert Lancaster. |
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