Letter written by Lieutenant William Rivers [served as midshipman and aide du camp under Nelson in the VICTORY, aged 17], Royal Hospital Greenwich, 29 January 1846, to Codrington.

Letter written by Lieutenant William Rivers [served as midshipman and aide du camp under Nelson in the VICTORY, aged 17], Royal Hospital Greenwich, 29 January 1846, to Codrington, providing information on the wounding of Nelson; note written by Rivers with information on the Victory's sails; both originally contained with an envelope addressed to Codrington [1846].

Record Details

Item reference: COD/5/9/7
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 3 items
Date made: 1846-01-29
Creator: Codrington, Edward
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Codrington Family Heirloom Trust.