Manuscript letter dated ‘at anchor, Mondego Bay off Portugal’, 28 July 1808  from Capt William Maynard Gomm, 9th Regiment, to his sister Sophia. 4 pages.

One of six letters from Capt William Maynard Gomm, 9th Regiment, to his sister Sophia. Gomm reports that they have sailed to the Portuguese coast, arriving on the 26th  and are waiting to disembark. 

From the papers of FM Sir William Maynard Gomm, 1770 (c)-1865. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).