Spoof Promisory note
A spoof promisory note from Napoleon Bonaparte sent to Lord Nelson. It is printed on the back of an oval portrait of Nelson Printed on the note are the words "NO. N1408 ALEXANDRIA, 3 AUG 1798 I PROMISE TO PAY ADMIRAL NELSON NINE SHIPS OF THE LINE, FRIGATES & TRANSPORT, FOR VALUE RECIEVED IN BRITISH VALOR. BUONAPARTE NINE, ENLD GENL ALEX BERTNIER (SIGNED)". The note is set within a black wooden frame.
Object Details
| ID: | AAB0484 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Printed ephemera |
| Type: | Promisory note |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | After 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 120 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm |
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