Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 19 Oct 1801, on calling on Mr Pitt, He says he would rather hear Lady Hamilton talk about anything over any parliamentary speech and he updates Lady Hamilton on his ailments, and mentions that his brother would like to be a bishop.

Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Amazon, 19 Oct 1801, (Harrison I, 91; extract in Nicolas, IV, 514), on calling on Mr Pitt, who he describes as “a great man although he never did anything for me or my relations”. He says he would rather hear Lady Hamilton talk about anything (he gives “an anecdote of Fatima”, a maid Nelson had brought to Emma from Egypt, as an example) over any parliamentary speech. He writes about portrait paintings and their plans to hang them at Merton. Lastly, he updates Lady Hamilton on his ailments, and mentions that his brother would like to be a bishop.

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Item reference:	CRK/19/23
Catalogue Section:	Artificial collections previously assembled
Level:	ITEM
Date made:	1801-10-19 - 1801-10-19
Creator:	Phillipps-Croker
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Collection of naval manuscripts gathered by Sir Thomas Phillipps. (Manuscript) (PLA)
- Phillipps-Croker (Manuscript) (CRK)
  - Correspondence of Lady Hamilton, including letters from Nelson, Sir William Hamilton, the Queen of Naples and others, arranged alphabetically by the name of the writer (Manuscript) (CRK/19-22)

Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 19 Oct 1801, on calling on Mr Pitt, He says he would rather hear Lady Hamilton talk about anything over any parliamentary speech and he updates Lady Hamilton on his ailments, and mentions that his brother would like to be a bishop.

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