Letters of lower deck seaman John Parr, HMS HERO

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Title
Letters of lower deck seaman John Parr, HMS HERO
Reference
AGC/P/21
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Letters (AGC)
Document Type
  • Artwork, Illustrations and Photographs
  • Legal Records
  • Correspondence
Date
3 Jan 1801 - 23 Sep 1810; 18 Jul 1888 - 1 May 1910
Description
John Parr, 9 letters to his mother (some are to his brother), November 1803- June 1808, from HMS HERO. Parr appears in the Muster of the HERO as Landsman. A series of letters from 'the lower deck', including two indentures, a photograph and a letter from a descendant in Tasmania dated 1910 [14 items].
Theme
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Warfare