Captain Carl Peter Blom, Swedish sailor and founder of Smådalarö Gård, was born 1762 in Mefjärd southeast of Dalarö.
In October 1789 Captain Blom was an appointed an extraordinary assignment by king Gustav III’s right hand, Michael Ankarswärd.
It was a dangerous task, Captain Blom however was a brave man and he accepted the assignment in exchange for a great deal of money.
The following years as Captain on a non-governmental trade ship made Carl Peter Blom a very wealthy man.
[1] The part that Blom bought for 12 000 Swedish riksdaler banco, consisted of; Smådalarö, Västertorp, Gränö, Gåsö and Kymmendö, all located in the Stockholm archipelago.
[3] Captain Blom was very attached to the island where he was borne, Mefjärd, and therefore built Smådalarö Gård on a strategic spot from where he could see his childhood home.