LORD NELSON: wooden box made from a splinter of H.M.S. 'Victory', containing a lock of the hair of Horatio, Viscount Nelson; circa 1805. The box has a small brass plate on the lid inscribed 'Victory TRAFALGAR. Octr 21 1805'. The hair was apparently o... c 1805

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LORD NELSON: wooden box made from a splinter of H.M.S. 'Victory', containing a lock of the hair of Horatio, Viscount Nelson; circa 1805. The box has a small brass plate on the lid inscribed 'Victory TRAFALGAR. Octr 21 1805'. The hair was apparently o... c 1805

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Gunton, William, active approximately 1805, Captain RN

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Epithet: Captain RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000382 ...

Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount, 1758-1805

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British naval officer. After his victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Nelson was created Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. The following year he was made Duke of BronteĢ in Sicily for his role in restoring the civil government of Naples after its rescue from the French. From the description of ALS : Brixham, to Emma Hamilton, London, 1801 Feb. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506957 Horatio Nelson, British admiral, mad...

Quilliam, John, active approximately 1805, Captain RN

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Epithet: Captain RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000381 ...