Bickerton to Nelson, Malta, 4 January 1804, spent Christmas with my wife, laid buoys in the harbour, repairs to my ship underway, have promised a convoy for Governor Balls corn ships in February
Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton (1759-1832), later Admiral, second in command to Nelson in the Mediterranean, 1803-5. Bickerton to Nelson, Malta, 4 January 1804, spent Christmas with my wife, laid buoys in the harbour, repairs to my ship underway, have promised a convoy for Governor Balls corn ships in February