Letter, [18--] Nov. 24, Bath [to her brother / from Viscountess Nelson's maid].

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Letter, [18--] Nov. 24, Bath [to her brother / from Viscountess Nelson's maid].

Letter written not long after Nelson's death. Describes circumstances of his marriage to Lady Nelson, her son's reaction to his affair with Lady Hamilton, alludes to the terms of his will.

1 leaf ; 23 cm. + 1 portrait of Nelson. case (28 cm.)

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Burt, Albin Roberts, 1783-1842

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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...