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Admiral Horatio Nelson, an autographed letter, dated 1803,…
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18-Oct-2021
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Admiral Horatio Nelson, an autographed letter, dated 1803, headed 'Merton March 7th 1803', the recipient Matthew Nelson Esq, bearing the Brittania watermark, signed 'Nelson & Bronte'. The letter continuing over to verso of the paper. Accompanied with Notes on provenance together with correspondence from Sotheby's. The letter reads: Dear Sir, a turkey and two hares are received at Merton and from the name of Math. W Nelson being upon one of the directions I leave to return you my sincere thanks for them. Although I know from my mother that we are relations yet I do not think that I ever had the pleasure of meeting you but should you come to London I shall hope for the satisfaction of being known to you. I beg my best wishes to your family and I assure you Dear Sir that I feel myself your much obliged Relation, Nelson & Bronte, Math W. Nelson Esq, 23 cm x 19 cm. Provenance: The letter was allegedly discovered in an old trunk acquired at a Burnhams property in the English county of Norfolk. Other Notes: Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, also known simply as Admiral Nelson (1758-1805). He is regarded the greatest ever British naval hero for his services to Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents