Colonel Edward Marcus Despard to Nelson, since I saw your Lordship this morning I have been informed that my execution is to take place tomorrow morning.

Colonel Edward Marcus Despard (1751-1803), former army colleague of Nelson in the West Indies, executed for his part in a republican plot against the King. Despard to Nelson, Temple Place, no date [1803], since I saw your Lordship this morning I have been informed that my execution is to take place tomorrow morning

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/4/10
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1803 - ?
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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