KNIGHTLEY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. I (ff. i + 116). Forty-four letters from Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, to William Henry, Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV, chiefly on naval affairs; 1795-1805. Extracts from nearly half of the letter... 1795-1805

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KNIGHTLEY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. I (ff. i + 116). Forty-four letters from Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, to William Henry, Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV, chiefly on naval affairs; 1795-1805. Extracts from nearly half of the letter... 1795-1805

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