Killiwick to Nelson dined at his country house and in London, chartered ships which sailed from Trieste on declaration of war, seized and taken to Ancona, uninsured cargo including cases of wine on board for him and Lady Hamilton, sailed in an Imperial [Austrian] ship, requesting for passage to England with convoy

Captain Edward Killiwick (d.1835). Killiwick to Nelson, undated [1803], dined at his country house and in London, chartered ships which sailed from Trieste on declaration of war, seized and taken to Ancona, uninsured cargo including cases of wine on board for him and Lady Hamilton, sailed in an Imperial [Austrian] ship, requesting for passage to England with convoy

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/8/44
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1803 - ?
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London