Horatio Nelson Various, ca. July 1832 and April 20, 1837 Nelson - Two Letters from Royal Naval Officers About Him and Sir Peter Parker, 15pp, 1830's Archive A pair of letters addressed to the Editor of the United Service Journal regarding the Royal Navy with references to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson. The first, written by Lieutenant H. Lister Maw, is 5pp and dated July 1832. Maw writes to the Editor in contrast to "a fashion…arisen of depreciating the merits of those admirals, to whom Great Britain is indebted…" The second letter, written by Captain Charles Parker, is 10pp and dated April 20, 1837. Parker writes about his late brother, Sir Peter Parker, who had served under Lord Nelson aboard the HMS Victory. Both letters have flattened mail folds and wear at the spines where it appears they may have been removed from a larger volume. Light, scattered soiling and toning throughout. Boldly signed by both men. Highlights from Lieutenant H. Lister Maw's letter: "To speak of Lord Nelson merely for 'transcendent bravery,' is to insult his memory. He was not only the most brilliant hero, but the greatest, most skillful, naval commander that any age or country has produced. In the action off St. Vincent, which made Sir John Jervis an earl, whilst Nelson died a visct. (see the inscription on his tomb)-he proved 'that it made little difference who nominally commanded if he were present.' His battles of the Nile and Copenhagen tell their own tales and need little remark, excepting, perhaps, that in the latter, as he got under weigh for battle and victory, the signal of recall being made by his senior admiral, he Is said to have put his glass (telescope) to the socket of the eye he had lost, and 'did not see such signals!' In the chase of the French fleet to the West Indies, whereby the colonies were saved at a time when they were of vital importance to the commerce and resources of this country, whatever they may be now, who but Nelson could have judged their destination? or if any think they could, who but him would have acted on that judgment? In his last, his greatest victory, when, after repeatedly having traced his country's honour with his blood, he sealed his own career of glory and Britain's safety with his death, his gallantry and judgment were alike displayed; having laid down his plan of action in England he proceeded forthwith to execute, and in a few weeks the combined fleets of France and Spain were annihilated, whilst Nelson died in the hour of the greatest victory ocean ever witnessed, or man ever achieved!!..." Highlights from Captain Charles Parker's letter: "…I am not even satisfied with the account of that gallant attempt of my late brother, Sir Peter Parker, contained in the extract from Dallas's Life (quoted by Captain Chamier), I will endeavour to place it in its proper point of view…In the performance of this duty to a departed and much beloved brother, it shall be my endeavour not to suffer anything to escape me of a discourteous nature, either towards Captain Chamier, who has declared himself his friend and admirer, or to 'Mediterraneus,' in whom, if I mistake not his identity, I discover an old friend…I have said that I am not satisfied even with the account of this affair given in the extract from 'Dallas's Life of Sir Peter Parker.' It is because, whilst showing the great peril the Menelaus was in, and the skill and gallantry by which she was extricated, it omits to give a principal reason for her being placed in such a situation. Sir Peter's first object in this attempt doubtless was to board and carry off the French frigate, in the face of the enemy's fleet - and a glorious one it was, and well worth some risk; but there was another great object of which he never lost sight, namely, that of decoying the French fleet into an engagement with ours, to the attainment of which he would, without hesitation, have sacrificed even the Menelaus herself that beautiful specimen of a British man-of-war, of which he was so justly proud. …Was it, therefore, too daring an attempt in Sir Peter? Not at all. He had just confidence in his well-tried officers and ship's company - in his own resources - and in the capabilities of the fine vessel he had under his foot; and had he carried the frigate - as he doubted not being able to do - the French fleet at this early stage of the business not having got clear of the harbour, he would have had a better start than he had, as matters eventually turned out; and in their anxiety to recapture their friend an additional chance would have been afforded of leading them under the guns of our fleet…The following anecdote, though not immediately relevant to the subject I have been discussing, will show the high opinion Sir Benjamin Hallowell entertained of Sir Peter Parker's ardent zeal. On the eve of the intended attack on La Ciotat, being anxious to obtain some further information, that distinguished officer telegraphed the Menelaus - the look-out frigate-to pick up a fisherman in the night. Sir Peter answered, 'I will try.' On the reply being reported- 'That,' said Sir Benjamin, 'is as good as a promise from another man.' …But there was another reason which had great weight with my brother , in inducing him not to leave anything to another that he could himself perform... Suppose that, instead of going, Sir Peter Parker had stayed on board his ship; is it - considering the admitted positive difficulty and danger, and (from the failure of former attempts) the presumed impracticability of the achievement - altogether improbable that he might have incurred the imputation of having sent his men where he was too prudent to go himself? I think not, and that, on the whole, it will be seen, that in determining to share, and put himself foremost in, the dangers of the attack, he acted from a just appreciation of his duty to his King and country, of what he owed to the maintenance of his own high reputation, and to the faithful guardianship of the fair name handed down to his keeping by his ancestors… in the last glorious act of his short but eventful life, enabled him, 'after receiving a mortal wound, to cheer on his men,' and, even whilst his life's blood was fast ebbing away, to evince anxiety for the preservation of those fine fellows who had so often fought by his side, and not to exhibit any concern as to the fate of his own person - of that perishing body… Captain Sir Peter Parker was mortally wounded in a most gallant attack on a camp of the enemy's on shore, for which he had disembarked the seamen and marines of his ship.' With the expression of my fervent hope that Great Britain and her Monarchs may continue to find officers as ready as my departed brother ever was to lay down their lives in their service…" Henry Lister Maw (1801-1874) was a naval man and explorer who entered the Royal Navy service in 1818. He served for a time as Midshipman of the Liffey 50 and acted as Naval Aide-de-Camp to Sir Alexander Campbell, Commander-in-Chief of the troops. While serving in that capacity he appears to have been employed in surveying the Rangoon River. He continued to serve in the Royal Navy until around 1861. In his retirement he wrote a book entitled "Journal of a Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic: [etc]." Sir Peter Parker, 2nd Baronet (1785-1814) was a British Royal Navy officer, the son of Vice-Admiral Christopher Parker and Augusta Byron, the daughter of Vice-Admiral John Byron. He entered the Royal Navy in 1798, serving under his grandfather and his grandfather's friend, Lord Nelson. In 1805, he took command of the brig Weazel, which would be the first British vessel to sight the Franco-Spanish fleet leaving Cádiz, an action that precipitated the Battle of Trafalgar. For this service Parker was promoted to Captain. In 1810, he was given command of the frigate Menelaus, which was involved in the suppression of a mutiny aboard Africaine just weeks after being commissioned. Four years later, Parker joined the British forces in the Chesapeake Bay under Admiral Sir George Cockburn and took part in the blockade of Baltimore. A bold and efficient commander, he became known for his ferocity in destroying American farms and property along the Chesapeake. In late August 1814, he landed a shore party and attempted a night attack on a detachment of Maryland militia at Fairlee, Maryland. During the Battle of Caulk's Field, Parker he was struck in the thigh and suffered a severed femoral artery. He died on the field and his body was sent to St. George's, Bermuda, and buried at St. Peter's Church. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805) Document signed "Nelson" for the provision of British ships in the Bay of Naples, with his left hand, 1p. with conjugate blank, red wax seal, folds, slightly browned, watermarked 1796, folio, 26th May 1799; and another, a single strand of Nelson's hair, preserved in a modern box, together with letter of authenticity, v.s., v.d. (2). *** First mentioned: "By Horatio Lord Nelson... Whereas I have thought proper to employ in the service to His Britannic Majesty the Brigantine nominated Santa Maria di Porto Salvo whereof Francisco Ruopolo of Ischia is master navigator with Sixteen Men to carry provisions to the British Ships in the Bay of Naples... ."
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758–1805) Free frank autograph signed address panel, addressed to his sister Catherine "Kitty" Matcham [Nelson] at Kensington Place, Bath, 2 ink stamps, pencil drawing on verso, torn where opened not affecting address panel, slightly browned, Britannia watermark, 223 x 220mm., Merton, 22nd June 1802. *** The Rev Edmund Nelson (1722-1802), Vicar of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk and Horatio Nelson's father, retired to Bath in ill health in 1802. Nelson’s youngest sister Kitty, and her husband George Matcham, moved to 19 Kensington Place, Bath to care for him. He died on 26th April 1802 and was buried at the church of Burnham Thorpe.
attributed NELSON, Horatio, (Irish, ? - 1849): three quarter length portrait of a seated woman holding a book, Oil/Canvas, no visible signature front, monogrammed HN and noted "Painted by the Steer Art?? of Kingsbridge, 1845 verso, 14" x 11.5", framed 16.5" x 14.25". Condition: Craquelure throughout, stretcher bar wear, inpaint, wax puncture repair verso, sold with all faults.
From the archives of Henry Newbery & Co. Ltd. Horatio Nelson A gold fringe from an epaulette Gieves sent the uniform of Horatio Nelson to Henry Newbery c. 1800 in order to have the gold epaulettes replaced. This gold fringe was a part of the original epaulettes and have remained in the Henry Newbery archives since then.
Nelson (Horatio) Nelson (Horatio) Address leaf written in the hand of Lord Nelson, addressed to the Earl of Dartmouth, London and signed "Nelson of Bronte", some age-related browning, folding marks, mounted for display with two engraved portraits of Admiral Nelson, framed and glazed, overall size 27.5 x 62cm.
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount Nelson, 1758-1805).- Bowles (William Lisle, Church of England clergyman and poet, 1762-1850) Dirge for Lord Nelson [&] On the Death of Lord Nelson, several manuscript poems, 2pp., folds, browned, edges chipped, 410 x 65mm., [19 century]; and 4 others relating to Nelson, v.s., v.d. (5).
Nelson.- Nelson (Horatio) The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 2 vol. in 1, half titles, extra illustrated with engraved plates, mainly C19th ports and views, occasional light soiling and offsetting, MacDonald & Son for Thomas Lovewell & Co., 1814, bound with Unpublished Letters of Lord Nelson to Sir Thomas Troubridge, [?1889], half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, extremities rubbed, 8vo.
Horatio Nelson resin scrimshaw, faux walrus tusk resin scrimshaw, front of scrimshaw displays a portrait of Horatio Nelson with his name beneath him, opposite side of scrimshaw depicts his ship and the words H.M.S.Victory, measures 6.75 inches tall, C:Duke and Duchess of Windsor/Estate of Janine Metz Social Secretary, Horatio Nelson, walrus tusk, faux walrus tusk, scrimshaw, resin scrimshaw, home decor, tabletop accessory.7
Horatio Nelson Poole - attributed oil painting on board of rolling hills - either Sonoma or Marin County. Unsigned. Excellent condition. 13"h x 16"w. Oak frame 21"h x 24"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. Larger piece are shipped via Steve Auger Shipping. He travels coast to coast every month delivering antiques and fine furniture blanket wrap coast to coast. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
A pair of well-executed miniature oil on "bone" paintings of one of England's most famous and historic couples, British naval hero ADMIRAL HORATIO LORD NELSON (1758-1805), the second being that of DAME EMMA HAMILTON (1765-1815), generally known as Lady Hamilton, the English model and actress who is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson. Each painting measure 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" (sight) and is set into a delicate brass frame with a ring of inset cultured pearls surrounding. Both miniatures are signed by the artist "Caban" and backed in green and red velvet respectively with gold initials of the recipients. A few of the pearls are lost, else fine condition.
(HORATIO NELSON) THE DISPOSITION OF LORD NELSON'S FLEET Interesting manuscript document (unsigned), 2pp. 4to., [n.p.], a contemporary record of the comings and goings of the fleet commanded by British Royal Navy admiral HORATIO NELSON (1758-1805), from Oct. 31, 1803 to Aug. 18, 1805, just before the pivotal Battle of Trafalgar. Each entry notes the anchorage, the date on which the fleet arrived, and the date they departed. Notable anchorages listed here include the "Maddalene Islands" (La Maddalena in Sardinia), Palma Bay in Majorca, Gibraltar, Barbados, Trinidad, Antigua, and finally Spithead on Aug. 18, 1805, from which the fleet would next depart for Trafalgar. The entries presented here correspond precisely with other records of Nelson's movements during this period, with the arrivals in Caribbean ports charting Nelson's pursuit of the powerful French fleet under Pierre Villeneuve, with whom Nelson would finally catch up with at Trafalgar. The identity of the person who kept this record is unfortunately unknown. Shows folds with slight foxing, else very good.
(HORATIO NELSON) THOMAS HARDY (1769 - 1839) British naval officer, served as Flag Captain to Admiral Horatio Nelson and commanded the HMS Victory at Trafalgar. Nelson was shot as he paced the decks with Hardy and as he lay dying, Nelson''s famous remark of "Kiss me Hardy" was directed at him. Scarce A.L.S. "T. M. Hardy", 1p. large 8vo., Ramilies, Oct. 25, 1812 to Messrs. Cooke & Halford concerning a bill drawn in Hardy''s favor which had been refused. Hardy, embarassed, writes: "...young Lamb was recommended to me by our friend William Parker who I am sure would rather pay double that sum than the Bill should have been returned..." He adds: "...I am very much pleased with my ship and expect to be ready for sea in a month..." Seal tear costs a portion of one word, else very good. Ex: Maggs Bros.
HORATIO NELSON (1758 - 1805) British naval officer whose brilliant tactics made the British fleet victorious in battles against the French at the Nile and Trafalgar where he was mortally wounded by a sniper. Postal cover addressed by Nelson at Merton, Dec. 4, 1802 and sent to "Rev''d Mr. Priestly", franked at lower left: "Nelson & Bronte". A bit soiled and toned, still quite good. With engraving.
HORATIO NELSON (1758 - 1805) British naval officer whose brilliant tactics made the British fleet victorious in battles against the French at the Nile and Trafalgar where he was mortally wounded by a sniper. "THE FRENCH FLEET IS AT SEA" Fine content A.L.S. "Nelson & Bronte", 1p. large 8vo., aboard "Victory", April 4, 1805 to a "Capt. Thomas H. M. Bomb Aetna". French admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve with eleven ships of the line had escaped Nelson''s blockade at Toulon only six days earlier, and here the great British naval leader urgently seeks to gather his fleet for an attack. He writes, in part: "...The French fleet is at sea steering to the Southward bound[?] off Cagliari fire guns and call our the [HMS] Seahorse advise Capt. Boyce to join me I am now standing to the westward as I do not think the French will make Toro [Mallorca]. I can tell him no more, as my movements must be very uncertain...if they do not make Toro, will make Galita...". Fine condition. Four days after this letter was written, Villeneuve would slip past Gibralter, bound for the Caribbean. The two fleets would meet six months later at Trafalgar. Ex: Maggs Bros.
NELSON (HORATIO) Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to Captain Charles Tyler ("My Dear Tyler"), assuring him that he is doing everything he can to 'get hold of Your Son', [Victory], 30 September 1805
Manuscript DS, signed "Nelson & Bronte," one page, 4.5 x 3, July 12, 1804. The conclusion of a larger document, reading, "Given on board the Victory at Sea the 12th July 1804," boldly signed below by Nelson. Matted and framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 7.75. In very good condition, with scattered foxing and soiling. This document was issued by Lord Nelson from the HMS Victory, his 104-gun flagship, while participating in the blockade of the English Channel to prevent Napoleon from invading Great Britain. An exceptional item directly associated with his famous ship.
Autograph free front, signed "Nelson & Bronte", to John Howard of HM Ship Ramillies, at Portsmouth, postmark, dust-stained, cut to panel, note by Howard's great-grandson-in-law on reverse, 87 x 142mm., Merton, 30 January 1802
Autograph free-front, franked with his signature ("London January Twelfth 1801/ Nelson"), as a peer of the realm, made out to Mr Hinxman of Chilling, near Titchfield, Hants, on a whole sheet, hand-stamped in red ink 'Above Privilege' and with date-stamp on reverse, 1 page, Britannia watermark, neat seal-tear, light dust-staining, strengthened with archival tape on verso, folio, London, 12 January 1801
Autograph letter signed ("Nelson"), to Emma Hamilton ("My Dear Lady"), the letter addressed to "Lady Hamilton", protesting: "I shall not come to Your house after what passed last night 'till You send for Me when I shall fly", and vowing that "I never will retract one Syllable I utter'd, or one thought I felt" and that "Never will I sit tamely and see You My Dear friend Neglected or Insulted"; and subscribing himself as "Ever Your Most Sincere and Affectionate Nelson"; with autograph address ("Lady Hamilton"); sold with a printed auction description and sales invoice by Walter T. Spencer, 30 November 1959 (£55), one page, with integral address leaf, paper watermarked 'Portal & Co/ 1795', wafer-seal, some light browning but nevertheless in fresh and attractive condition, 4to, "Sunday Morn.g" [?early 1801]
The Letters... to Lady Hamilton, 2 vol. in one, half-titles, later note on half-title to volume one, later half calf, rebacked preserving original spine, Thomas Lovell, 1814; The Dispatches and Letters... with Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 7 vol., publisher's cloth gilt, Henry Colburn, 1845-1856--CLARKE (JAMES STANIER) The Life and Services of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, 3 vol., engraved frontispieces and additional pictorial titles, contemporary half calf, Fisher, [c.1850], 8vo; and 2 others, Nelson (13)
Highly important pair of autograph letters signed ("Bronte Nelson"), each 1 page (8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.; 226 x 185 mm) and (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; 245 x 192 mm), 18 and 20 February [1799], to Sir William Hamilton; the earlier letter with integral address leaf with seal tear (repaired) and red wax seal, the latter with integral blank; both with light browning.
Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to his friend Captain Samuel Sutton of the Amazon, announcing that he has that moment "received an order to strike my flag, and come on Shore" and hoping that Sutton, too, will soon be set at liberty ("...nobody will be happier to see You than Your friends at Merton..."), adding that "I suppose I must be discharged this day with my retinue"; devoting the rest of the letter to concerns over Emma's cousin, Midshipman Charles Connor: "I am very anxious to keep Charles afloat, and wish You would turn your Eyes round to any Ship that is to be kept in Commission if going abroad the better, and a good Man who will do justice by the lad but few very few will take that care of Him which Yu have been good enough to do, and for which We are most truly thankful"; with free-frank address panel ("Merton. April Tenth 1802/ Capt Sutton/ H.M. Ship Amazon/ Deal/ Kent/ Nelson & Bronte"), bearing an 'Unpaid' 'Low Tooting' post mark, and back date-stamp, one page, crowned posthorn 'PB' watermark, the paper browned where exposed to wood through framing, but without brittleness, 4to, Merton, 10 April 1802
NELSON, HORATIO Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), 1 page (8 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.; 222 x 186 mm), [aboard the Medusa , off Boulogne], 2 August 1801, to Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge; silked on verso, formerly folded, fraying in right margin affecting one word.
Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to John W. Willet of Grosvenor Square, regretting that he has not, in peace time, room to employ an old Vanguard lieutenant: "The conduct of Mr Adye was irreproachable and he certainly exerted himself on every occasion as much as a wretched state of health would allow and solely on account of his bad health he left the Vanguard. But from that period I have been so much employ'd and at the Peace having left a set of L[ieutenan]ts it is I am sorry to say entirely out of my power to receive Lt Adye into my ship at present, for I have near twenty that look up to Me"; and apologising for not having returned his last kind visit but he had been very much unwell and "as You may believe fully occupied"; with autograph address panel, signed with initials ("N&B"), with later note in pencil "lent by Sir John Adye" (see note below), 2 pages, integral blank, the latter tipped onto the remains of an album leaf with the address panel tipped on, one or two minor stains, but overall in fine and attractive condition, 4to, [Piccadilly or Merton], 15 March 1803
Letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to Commissioner [William Albany] Otway at Gibraltar, asking him to look into what appear to be an irregularity respecting the purchase of stores at Malta ("...I am to request You will be pleased to make the most strict and particular enquiry into all the circumstances attending the purchase of Stores by Mr Taylor at Naples, and by what authority Mr James has drawn on the Navy Board in my Name, when Mr Taylor as the Purchaser ought to have drawn Bills for the payment of the Stores so Purchased..."); with a draft of Otway's reply on the verso of the second leaf, plus his docket, 3 pages, paper with the Britannia watermark, dated 1804, on separated leaves, slight dust-staining where folded for filing, one or two slight stains, but overall in good fresh condition, folio, "Victory at Sea 5th October 1804"
Autograph memorandum signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to Captain the Hon C. Boyle of HM Ship Seahorse, headed "Memo: for Capt: Boyle": "to look into Toulon, and not necessary afterwards to get upon the exact rendezvous, the fleet from its present situation will probably not get so far to the Northward as the Rendezvous before it makes the Cape therefore I think if Capt Boyle gets the Cape side to bear NE for 8 Lg.s he will be sure of soonest Joining the fleet, unless another Gale should come from the Northward when if possible the fleet will get under Cape St Sebastians"; adding that should Boyle meet the Termagant and the transport, he is to take Mr Falcon [British Consul to Tangiers] out of her and that Captain Petit [Pettet] should, if another gale of wind comes on before he joins the fleet, proceed with the transport to the "enclosed rendezvous and follow the orders he will find enclosed in it", 2 pages, near-contemporary date-docket, enclosure not present, browned and split at centre, traces of mounting on stub of integral leaf, 4to, Victory, 27 November 1803
Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to Admiral Lutwidge ("My Dear Admiral"), forwarding a letter to him by express and informing him that "the Assistance is also off Flushing so that our force there is very strong", one page, integral leaf removed, slight traces of mounting on verso but overall in fine fresh condition, 4to, Medusa, Margate, 5pm 6 August 1801
Autograph letter signed, 2 pages (9 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.; 341 x 210 mm), Bath, 29 January 1798, to Thomas Lloyd, Esq., integral address leaf; scattered spotting and light browning (not examined out of frame).
Printed broadside, "A Sketch of the Fellowship of Seamen to Prevent Mutiny and Desertion in the Royal Navy," docketed by Nelson on verso with the words "On registering Seamen", 330 x 205 mm, printed in Bath by Richard Cruttwell, after 1797, short fold-tear. Nelson's copy of a rare naval broadside advocating a pension scheme for wounded seamen - inscribed in his left hand following his own injury at sea. The broadside, of which we have traced no other copy, argues for pensions for the wives and children of married seamen (on the basis that married seamen are less apt to desert) and for those disabled by accident in the merchant service or navy. Nelson lost his right arm in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in July 1797.
HORATIO NELSON Fine content A.L.S. "Horatio Nelson", 1p. 4to, written aboard his favorite vessel, the 64-gun warship "Agamemnon" (the same vessel upon which he seduced Lady Hamilton), Aug. 14 [1794], during the siege of Calvi on Corsica. Only a month after having lost the sight in his right eye to chips deflected from a cannonball shot, Nelson writes a lieutenant, presumably aboard another vessel laying siege to the French stronghold. In part: "...You are to come to Calvi Harbour and may be of use in carrying some of our poor fellows to Bastia...Your ship will be [?] with the passage . Many thanks for your getting off the Poseidon. Capt. Wolseley will tell you what to do...". Very good condition. Calvi fell only two days before Nelson penned this letter, and here the brave commander makes planes to evacuate his sick and wounded following the terrible 51 day siege.
Highly important autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), 4 pages (9 x 7 3/8 in.; 228 x 184 mm), Merton, 12 October 1802, to the Honorable Colonel William Stewart, containing a bitter attack on Napoleon Bonaparte; docket and trace of seal on fourth page, small blot on signature made when the letter was originally folded; mounted at left margin in a buckram covered folder with engraved portrait of Nelson and contained in a half morocco gilt folding case with marbled boards.
HORATIO NELSON (1758 - 1805) British naval officer whose brilliant tactics made the British fleet victorious in battles against the French at the Nile and Trafalgar where he was mortally wounded by a sniper. Fascinating content A.L.S. "Nelson" as Duke of Bronte and Rear Admiral, 4pp., 4to, Port Mahon, Oct.14, 1799 to Rear-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet. Nelson pens this letter to his friend and colleague to tie-up loose business of the Mediterranean Fleet a year after the Battle of the Nile. In part: "... I send you the Bellerophon [HMS, gained glory during the Battle of the Nile, and captained by Henry D'Esterre Darby], who Darby says, and I truly believe, is in exceeding good order to fit to stand fair winter's service. The Thalia also goes with him. I wish I could say anything in her praise, inside or out. You will receive an order for holding a Court-Martial on the Lieutenant of Marines. Perhaps you will be able to make something of Captain Nisbet; he has by his conduct almost broke my heart...The [HMS] Powerful I cannot think of sending home, when so many others are on this station in such a bad state - viz., Alexander, Lion, and Audacious, Culloden, and etc... Sir James St. Clair has begged me not to send away the Dover, as troops will either move to Malta, if General Fox approves the measure, or, what I am more afraid of, that two regiments will be ordered to England...". Of the issues weighing on Nelson's mind, of particular interest is that of Captain Josiah Nisbet's conduct as an officer, as Nisbit was Nelson's stepson by his 1787 marriage to Frances Nisbet. Nelson gave Nisbet command of the Thalia, but John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent and Nelson's nemesis, complained of Nisbit's performance, forcing Nelson to remove him. This letter was apparently published in The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, edited by Harris Nicholas, originally published by Colburn, London 1845. Light folds, else fine.
1175. HORATIO NELSON (1758 - 1805) British naval officer whose brilliant tactics made the British fleet victorious in battles against the French at the Nile and Trafalgar where he was mortally wounded by a sniper. Scarce full signature "Horatio Nelson", boldly penned on an oblong 8vo. sheet, taken from a letter. The unusual style of the hand suggests that it dates from 1797-98. Folds, very light staining to right margin, very good condition. $500 - 700
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("NELSON & BRONTE") TO SAMUEL BARKER, thanking him for his "truly kind letter", informing Barker that he has no plans to visit Yarmouth ("being at this moment only absent from Deal on leave for the benefit of my health"), remembering his gratitude to Barker and informing him that "Sir William & Lady Hamilton charge me to present their Compliments", with references to Mr Parker and Sir Thomas Troubridge; 1 page, 4to, Merton, 11 November 1801, endorsed on verso; browning and spotting, professionally removed from mount and backed with fine Japanese tissue LITERATURE Printed in Nicolas, Dispatches and Letters, vol.IV, pp.522-3 NOTE Samuel Barker was a merchant and leading civic figure in Great Yarmouth. Nelson had landed (with the Hamiltons) in the town in October 1800 on his eventual return to England after the Nile campaign. He had been greeted by an enthusiastic crowd and been granted the freedom of the town. More recently, Great Yarmouth had been Nelson's point of embarcation in the Copenhagen campaign.
LORD. DOCUMENT SIGNED ("NELSON & BRONTE"), TO SIR ROBERT BARLOW, CAPTAIN OF HMS TRIUMPH , listing rendezvous numbers and the locations in the Mediterranean signified thereby and referring to the Signal Book, 1 page, folio, endorsed on verso, framed and mounted, HMS Amphion, off Toulon, 17 July 1803; faded at edges, professionally removed from mount LITERATURE Apparently unpublished (not in The Dispatches and Letters, Morrison Catalogues, or the New Letters). NOTE A significant document revealing the establishment of the rendezvous system when Nelson took command of the Mediterranean Squadron. This list, written less than ten days after Nelson took command of the Squadron, identifies rendezvous locations 53-96. These numbers (which were enlarged and revised over the following two years) were crucial to the maintenance of secrecy in the event that letters were captured by the enemy. The fleet was in continual movement between the various rendezvous, and these numbers appear again and again in his correspondence during his Mediterranean command (1803-5).
LORD. LETTER SIGNED (''NELSON & BRONTE'') TO SIR ROBERT BARLOW captain of HMS Triumph, ordering him to take HMS Kent and to proceed with a transport (HMS Thetis) to the Bay of Rosas, there to load onto Kent "the Wine &c. which may be remaining on board the said Transport for the use of the Fleet", then leave the Thetis ("...for the purposes mentioned in my Order to the Commander...") and rejoin Nelson "on Rendevous Number 100"; 2 pages, folio, endorsed on integral blank, HMS Victory, 13 April 1804, framed; minor spotting, not examined out of frame NOTE Sir Robert Barlow (1757-1843) was one of Nelson's captains during his Mediterranean command, having commanded the Triumph (74 guns) since 1801. His connection to the Nelson family was to be long-lasting: his daughter Hilaire married William, first Earl Nelson, in 1828. This letter was written during Nelson's lengthy blockade of Toulon, which demanded his constant attention to the maintenance of supply lines. Nelson's order to the Thetis is not known to survive, but she was probably required to assist in Rosas following the destruction of HMS Hindostan by fire there on 2 April 1802.
LORD ]--VIRGIL. OPERA INTERPRETATIONE & NOTIS ILLUSTRAVIT CAROLUS RUAEUS, LONDON: H. KNAPLOCK ET AL., 1740 signed six times by horatio nelson when a schoolboy, also signed by other members of the Nelson family, and with annotations in ink and pencil in several hands throughout; 8vo, contemporary calf, tear to title page repaired with tape, 65mm tear at sig. 2N1, margins closely cropped by binder with loss to some headlines and annotations, some paper damage, browning, rebacked PROVENANCE Lord Horatio Nelson; William Nelson; Anna Gurney; Thomas Fowell Buxton; thence by descent NOTE This remarkable volume was used by the young Nelson when he was boarding at the William Paston School in North Walsham. He signed it in six places using three distinct forms of his name: "H. Nelson" (p.237), "Horace Nelson" (twice, pp.232-33), and "Horatio Nelson" (three times, pp.286, 394-95 (cropped), and the separately paginated index p.222). Nelson was known as Horace within the family as a child but only one other "Horace Nelson" signature is known to survive; his signature as a witness in the Burnham Thorpe marriage register (13 March 1769), which has been corrected in another hand (usually said to be his father's) to the more formal "Horatio". The same marriage register includes the only other known childhood "Horatio Nelson" signature (13 November 1769). Strong similarities between the signatures in the register and those in the current volume confirm that these are examples of Nelson's immature hand. Horatio Nelson wrote his name repeatedly in this volume in the days before his departure from Norfolk to join his first ship, HMS Raisonable. He departed in the second half of March; two of the signatures here are dated 14 March, with a third on the 11th. The book then passed to his brother William, whose name ("Wm Nelson") is found on the title page (dated 1771) and again at p.611. William was Horatio's fellow student at William Paston School. This copy of Virgil's works has seen heavy use as a school-book. In addition to the signatures it had been heavily annotated in a number of hands. There are English cribs of the Latin, notes of passages to be learnt, and other comments ("Grundy Beetson Rogue and Vagabond", sig. A2r). Of particular interest are some annotations to Aeneid Book II (pp.241-45) in a hand similar to that of the Nelson signatures, and the appearance four times of the name "Captain Maurice Suckling", the uncle who played such an important part in Nelson's early life. It is not known when the book passed out of the Nelson family, and perhaps it remained at the William Paston School. It evidently remained in Norfolk where it passed into an important and influential local family of wealthy Quakers. It was owned by Anna Gurney of Cromer, a prominent local lady who, as well as being a noted Old English scholar, was closely involved in naval affairs through her role in organising operations to save the lives of seamen wrecked off the Norfolk coast. Gurney (who had been paralysed from the age of ten months), lived for many years with her cousin Sarah Buxton, and following Gurney's death in 1857 the book passed to Sarah's nephew (who had also married a Gurney), Thomas Fowell Buxton (1822-1908).
The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, with Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 7 vol., portrait frontispiece, several maps and facsimile letters, light browning, several gatherings loose, publisher's cloth, worn, 8vo, Henry Colburn, 1845-1846
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 2 vol., extra-illustrated with 25 plates (mostly portraits), navy blue crushed morocco, by Young & Sons, gilt panelled spine with anchor motifs, inner gilt dentelles, 8vo, Thomas Lovewell, 1814
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; with a supplement..., 2 vol. in one, engraved portrait, contemporary half calf, rebacked, Thomas Lovewell, 1814--The Naval Recorder, containing Authentick Memoirs of the late Lord Viscount Admiral Nelson, engraved frontispiece, some browning, modern half calf, Halifax, Joseph Nicholson, 1812--Jefferson Miles. Vindication of Admiral Lord Nelson's Proceedings in the Bay of Naples, engraved frontispiece, inscribed "from Vice Admiral C.S.J. Hawtayne", publisher's cloth, spine defective, A.H. Baily, 1843, 8vo--David Steel. Naval Chronologist, wood-engraved frontispiece and 5 engraved battle plans, later cloth, 16mo, for the author, [1801] (4)
Autograph letter signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), to Lord Barham, the First Lord, written in favour of the widow of Dr John Snipe, late Physician of the Fleet ("...a better Man in Private life nor a More Able Man in His Profession I never met with, and I much fear that His Death was principally owing to his going to Messina for the purpose of buying Lemon Juice for the fleet at Home which is likely to be obtain'd at 1/6 Pr Gallon instead of 8 or 9 Shillings..."), one page, 4to, framed and glazed (unexamined out of frame), [Merton], 13 September 1805
Signature ("Nelson & Bronte"), countersigned by his official secretary John Scott, cut from instructions issued to the Masters of HM Ships Victory, Royal Sovereign and Donegal; with instructions regarding defective sails and cable on HMS Canopus on the verso, cut from the foot of a folio sheet, framed and glazed, 24 x 22 cm., "the Victory at Sea", 12 September 1804
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