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 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1846-01-29 |
| Creator: | Codrington, Edward |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Codrington Family Heirloom Trust. |
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