An 1809 Letter From Royal Marine Thomas Harding; H.m.s. Dannemark, Newly Listed Thomas Musgrave

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An 1809 Letter From Royal Marine Thomas Harding; H.m.s. Dannemark, Newly Listed Thomas Musgraveto His Wife, Elizabeth (August 20, 1809): Handwritten letter in black ink, on an off white ribbed paper stock, the letter written over two pages, with the recipient's address on a separate panel, dated August 20, 1809, authored by Royal Marine Thomas Harding while serving with H. M. S. Dannemark, at Flushing, Netherlands, written to his wife, Elizabeth Harding of London, England, describing the ship's recent encounter with French forces and stating