Five autograph letters from Lady Frances Herbert Nelson to her husband, Lord Nelson, 1799-1800.
Five autograph letters from Lady Frances Herbert Nelson to her husband, Rear-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, on his flagship HMS FOUDROYANT (1798) in the Mediterranean, sent from London between 26 December 1799 and 29 March 1800.
Lady Nelson writes of her son Josiah, family and friends, the ill health of Nelson’s father, the death of his aunt and her pleasure in receiving a visit from Captain Thomas Hardy. She tells Nelson that she is sending on Lady Hamilton’s box ‘which was to have been put in with your box’ and tells him to expect two sets of ‘The Battle of the Nile’. She also informs him that Mrs Damer wishes to paint his portrait. In the final letter, Lady Nelson expresses her delight at having heard from Nelson.
Lady Nelson writes of her son Josiah, family and friends, the ill health of Nelson’s father, the death of his aunt and her pleasure in receiving a visit from Captain Thomas Hardy. She tells Nelson that she is sending on Lady Hamilton’s box ‘which was to have been put in with your box’ and tells him to expect two sets of ‘The Battle of the Nile’. She also informs him that Mrs Damer wishes to paint his portrait. In the final letter, Lady Nelson expresses her delight at having heard from Nelson.
Record Details
Item reference: | AGC/N/48/1-5; MSS/85/086 |
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Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
Level: | FILE |
Date made: | 1799-1800 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson: letter to Lieutenant Walker, dated MINERVA, 24 January 1797 (copy, Nelson's signature). (Manuscript) (AGC/N/1)
- Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson: letter to Admiral Graves regarding his visit to the Court of Petersburg, n.d. but could be May 1801. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/2)
- Earl Charles Howard Nottingham: letter authorising payment of fees to the surveyors of Victualling for Christmas Quarter, 1597. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/5)
- Lady Frances Herbert Nelson: holograph to Mrs Ricketts, n.d., regarding the loan of St Vincent's letters to Nelson. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/6)
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares, Board of Trade: letter dated 11 Feb 1889 to Mr White. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/8)
- Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson: letter to Sir William Hamilton, 28 May 1799. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/10)
- Paul Harris Nicholas, 2-Lt, Royal Marines: letter to his brother J Toup Nicholas, giving an account of the battle of Trafalgar, HMS BELLEISLE. (Manuscript) (AGC/N/11)
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Hierarchy
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