Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 1801 on the purchase of Merton. He wonders if he and Lady Hamilton can afford to buy some adjoining land; suggests that they will employ local tradespeople; that it would be good to christen their daughter at a church in Merton.
Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Amazon, 26 Sept 1801, 8 o'clock, T Troubridge also on the address, (Harrison I, 60, extract in Nicolas, IV, 496), on the purchase of Merton. He wonders if he and Lady Hamilton can afford to buy some adjoining land; suggests that they will employ local tradespeople; that it would be good to christen their daughter at a church in Merton; regrets that his father is visiting Somerset Street, which is where Lady Nelson was living at the time; that Dr Baird has deemed Captain Parker to be close to death, and that a notice of his death will be sent to the Admiralty.
Record Details
| Item reference: | CRK/19/16 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 item |
| Date made: | 1801-09-26 - 1801-09-26 |
| Creator: | Phillipps-Croker |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |