Letter from Private Richard Sheafe Smith, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), to his parents, 1809 (c)
letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2001-07-659-1
Description
Letter, from Pte Richard Sheafe Smith, Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Portugal, to his parents, 1809 (c). The letter is censored and countersigned by Lt Col William Stewart, Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Portugal. Letter discusses family, the weather, the French and the likelihood of military action. Associated with Peninsular War (1808-1814). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.
Campaigns
Peninsular War (1808-1814)
Associated collection
