Letter to Lady Arden, 16 December 1809.
Letter from George to his mother Lady Arden. He has received the items that she sent out, but the shoes would not fit him. The ship has been struck by lightening, ruining the mainmast. They have encountered French deserters, who talk of an insurrection at Toulon. The BOREAS, one of the ships they disabled at Rosas, has limped back to Toulon, and he blames Collingwood for not keeping a proper lookout. He has been ashore in Minorca buying vegetables. Dated HM ship TIGRE, Port Mahon, 16 December 1809.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PER/1/39 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1809-12-16 |
| Creator: | Perceval, George James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter to Lady Arden, 27 July 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/1)
- Letter to Lord Arden, 9 August 1805 (Manuscript) (PER/1/2)
- Letter to Lady Arden, undated. (Manuscript) (PER/1/3)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 30 August 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/4)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 13 September 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/5)
- Letter to Lady Arden, received 13 October 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/6)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 13 October 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/7)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 2 December 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/8)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 8 December 1805. (Manuscript) (PER/1/9)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 22 February 1806. (Manuscript) (PER/1/10)
- Letter to Lord Arden, 25 February 1806. (Manuscript) (PER/1/11)
- Letter to Lady Arden, 16 March 1806. (Manuscript) (PER/1/12)
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