Manuscript letter dated Queluz(?), Portugal, 19 Sep 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. He speaks of his admiration for the common French soldier but finds the Portuguese degenerate. Note: bi-directional writing, very difficult to read. 

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