A letter from Nelson to William Cornwallis while on the VICTORY off of Toulon.

A letter thanking Cornwallis for not taking the VICTORY off of Nelson and noting that the other ships with him are not fit for the sea with the exception of VICTORY BELLEISLE and DONNEGAL. Mentions Captain Whitby.

Record Details

Item reference: COR/100/4/16; MSS/78/006
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder; 6 pages
Date made: 1803-07-31
Creator: Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from Miss Julia Wykeham-Martin