Copy letter to Dr Scott, written from the prison ship HECTOR, with the news of Heywoods death sentence and his attitude towards his fate

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Title
Copy letter to Dr Scott, written from the prison ship HECTOR, with the news of Heywoods death sentence and his attitude towards his fate
Reference
AGC/H/26/2
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Letters (AGC)
Document Type
  • Correspondence
Date
20 Sep 1792
Description
Midshipman Peter Heywood, HMS BOUNTY: copy letter to Dr Scott, written from the prison ship HECTOR, 20 September 1792, with the news of Heywood's death sentence and his attitude towards his fate.
Theme
  • Discipline and Punishment
  • Mutiny