THE BARKER COLLECTION Manuscripts of and relating to Admiral Lord Nelson BRIEFLY NOTED BY SIR JOHN KNOX (LAUGHTON, ftNiGHT PFITH THREE FACSIMILES 1913 MANUSCRIPTS OF AND RELATING TO ADMIRAL LORD NELSON ON the death in 1908 of Mr. Frederick Barker, Messrs. J. Pearson and Co. secured possession of a singularly valuable and interesting collection of autographs and other papers direftly relating to, or connefted with, the life of Horatio, Viscount Nelson ; a colle6tion formed apparently in the middle of the last century, and which Mr. Barker, or possibly his father, had arranged and completed. It consists of: First. — Twenty-nine holograph letters of Nelson, covering his active career from 1785, to within three weeks of his death (at Trafalgar, 21st Odober 1805). Together with memoranda, statements, etc., also in his autograph and signed. With these are several portraits and engraved piftures of incidents in Nelson's career ; printed services of Prayer and Thanksgiving for his several vid:ories, the order of the Funeral Procession, and other pieces, now of extreme rarity. Second. — Letters from Nelson's relations, etc., including, among others, holograph letters from his father, brother (the first earl), wife, mistress (Lady Hamilton), Sir William Hamilton, etc. 3 Third. — Holograph letters and signed documents by most of the men who commanded ships at the Nile — men whom Nelson spoke of as " The Band of Brothers " ; together with the autographs and signatures of many who were with him at Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Among these also are several portraits. A certain proportion of the Nelson holographs, dated in the Mediterranean before the summer of 1797, "^^^ consequently written with his right hand, are printed in Sir N. Harris Nicolas's " Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson," as lent by Mrs. Conway in, or shortly before, 1845. Others, printed in Nicolas, as from the version given in Clarke and McArthur's " Life of Nelson," are here in the original autograph. This is peculiarly satisfad;ory evidence of their source. Mrs. Conway w^as the daughter of John McArthur, who from 1793 to 1795 was secretary to Lord Hood, the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, and was also then, and for some time after, Agent for all prizes from the enemy. In ordinary course Nelson's letters to Hood thus came into his hands and many of them remained there, as well, of course, as letters to himself on prize business. McArthur was a man of many and varied attainments. He began life as clerk on board a man-of-war ; was promoted to be a purser for his gallantry in boarding a French privateer in 1779 ; served as Judge Advocate of the Fleet in North American waters; wrote a "Treatise on the Principles and Pra6lice of Naval Courts Martial," another on the " Theory and Prad:ice of Fencing," and drew up a code of signals which 4 he claimed to be the basis of Lord Howe's, besides translating or editing books in different languages, from Italian to Gaelic. Jointly with the Rev. J. Stanier Clarke, he edited the forty volumes of the " Naval Chronicle," and assisted in the compila- tion of the ponderous " Life of Nelson," in two large quarto volumes, the a6lual writing of which — if we may judge from the style — was done by Clarke, McArthur's share being, we may suppose, the collection of the material. Not only, then, as secretary and Prize Agent in the Mediterranean, but in his work for the *' Naval Chronicle " and more especially for the " Life of Nelson," McArthur had almost ideal opportunities for a colleftor of autographs, and there seems no reason to doubt that this present collection represents the best part of the result. The portraits and other pictures vary in size from 4to to i2mo, and all are very evidently taken out of books, magazines, etc., or are, in many cases, proofs of engravings to be inserted therein. Such are some from the " Life of Nelson," others from the " Naval Chronicle," for getting which, of course, McArthur's way was easy. Others from the " Gentleman's Magazine," " European Magazine," etc. McArthur died in 1840 at an advanced age; his widow appears to have survived him three or four years at most ; but the autographs in 1845 were in the possession of their daughter. The date of her death is unknown, but it was then presumably that they came to the Barkers. Whether these were in any way connected with the McArthur family, or not, is not known. The elder Barker, Matthew Henry, more commonly known as " The Old Sailor," 5 the writer of sea stories and for some years the Editor of the " United Service Gazette," though a very much younger man than McArthur, may possibly have been at one time associated with him in some literary work, but as he died in 1846 he scarcely comes into the story of these papers. They must have come — whether by bequest or sale is immaterial — to Matthew's son or grandson, but it will be seen that there is only one of a date subsequent to 1840, so that the presumption is that, with this exception, the entire colleftion, or at any rate by far the larger part of it, was made by McArthur, though it seems fairly certain that the several items of it were arranged, as at present, by one or other of the Barkers. Bfmmsf^v^^- -^^^.cji -^ L^J^c^^t-r^^:,,. :, ^ _\ / -^ 1 " Itt^^^^^a^^-^ /^ if^'TSCt^ h " Ji^^x^ £-^A-y^:^ y^ — '^^yOH^-.tScc C • ft?. " Lieut. Nelson volunteering to board a prize in a VIOLENT GALE. 2oth November 1777." Engraving by Raimbach for Clarke and McArthur's Life of Nelson^ after the Painting by Richard Westall, now in the Painted Hall, Greenwich. Proof before all letters. The incident, as related by Nelson himself, is printed in Nicolas, i, 5. 2. Captain Nelson to Abram Chas. Adye, Basseterre, St. Christopher's. 1785. 12th September. St. John's [Antigua].. A friendly letter. Messages to friends in St. Christopher's. Holograph. Signed " Horatio Nelson." 2 pages. 4to. Unpublished. A very early letter written in Nelson's twenty-seventh year. Adye was Crown Lawyer for the Leeward Islands, and engaged with Nelson in enforcing the Navigation A61. He and others mentioned, are often named in the letters of 1 786-1 787 printed by Nicolas, such as " Mr. Stanley and Mr. Adye have ever carried on prosecutions and given opinions without fee or reward," i, 213. See Facsimiles. 7 3- Captain Nelson TO Commodore Gardner, Jamaica. 1787. I 3th May. First draft of a letter explaining the case of Lieut. Isaac Schomberg, with corredlions, deletions, etc. It differs considerably from the revised draft, as printed in Nicolas i, 237, not only in the wording, but, and more especially, in the arrangement of the sentences. Holo- graph, 5 pages. 4to. Schomberg, first lieutenant of the " Pegasus," under the command of Prince William (afterwards William IV), had refused to receive the Prince's reprimand and ap- plied for a court-martial. Nelson, under whose orders the " Pegasus" then was, put Schomberg under arrest, and sent the " Pegasus " to Jamaica to have the matter dealt with by Commodore Gardner, the Commander-in- Chief, who was able to bring it to a satisfactory con- clusion. The high rank of the Prince and the later distinction of Nelson have given the affair a permanent interest which it would not otherwise have had. Captain Nelson to Prince William (afterwards William IV). Order to take the " Pegasus " to Jamaica, with despatches and for a court-martial on Lieut. Schom- berg. Holograph, draft. Initialled " H. N." i page. 4to. A copy of the actual order delivered to the Prince, with the wording somewhat modified, dated 20th May 1787, is printed in Nicolas, i, 239. 8 5- Captain Nelson to Vice-Admiral Lord Hood. 1794. 22nd February. " Agamemnon," between Cape Corse and Bastia. Lord Hood was at this time Commander- in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet. Holography 3-J pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 358. Relative to the capture of Fiorenzo by Lord Hood and giving his opinion upon the defences of Bastia. 6. Portrait of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, by W. Evans after H. Edridge. After the loss of his right arm. Published by Anty. Molteno, 76 St. James Street; 12 May 1798. 7. Captain Nelson to Vice-Admiral Lord Hood. 1794. 1 8th March. "Agamemnon," off Bastia. Holography 2-1 pages. 4to. Signed *' Horatio Nelson." Again relative to the defences at Bastia. Printed in Nicolas, i, 373; but Nelson wrote " Dubert," which Nicolas has corrected to " de Butts" and also added a note — "now (I.e. 1845) Lieut.-General Sir Augustus de Butts." 8. Captain Nelson to Commodore [Robert] Linzee. 1794. 7th April. Camp before Bastia. Colonel Villettes 9 B would be glad if he could let him have 500 barrels of powder; also, all the ball cartridges that are ready. Holography i page. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Noted in the margin, in a strange hand, " By Mrs. Jebb, nee Mary Thomas, 1837." Unpublished. 9. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 7th June. " Agamemnon." Holography but the signature has been cut off. I page. 4to. Printed in Nicolas, i, 405. 10. Sir Horatio Nelson wounded at Teneriffe. 25th July, 1797. After the painting by R. Westall at Greenwich, by Neagle, for Clarke and McArthur's " Life of Nelson." Pro^ before letters. " As he was getting out of the boat, Nelson had his right elbow shattered by a bullet. He fell back into the arms of his step-son, Josiah Nisbet, and was taken on board the "Theseus." — DiB. of Nat. Biography, II. Captain Nelson TO Lord Hood, 1794. 21st June. Camp (before Calvi). Holography 4 pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 412. Entirely relative to the siege of Calvi. 10 12. Portrait of Rear Admiral Lord Nelson; by Ridley after Abbott. 1801. 13. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 23rd June. Camp (before Calvi). Holograph, 2 J pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 414. Relative to the siege of Calvi. 14. Captain Nelson to The Hon. Lieut. -General [Charles] Stew^ard. 1794. 23rd June. [Camp before Calvi.] Memorandum of guns and ammunition supplied by different ships. Holograph, i page. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 415, where the name is rightly correded to Stuart, w^ho was really a Major-General, with local rank of Lieutenant-General. 15. Portrait of Lord Nelson; by Robinson after Hoppner. Signed Nelson and Bronte. 16. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 25th June. Camp (before Calvi). Holograph, 4 pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Relative to the siege of Calvi. Printed in Nicolas, i, 415, with the spelling of Captain Cooke's name correded from Cook, as Nelson wrote it. 1 1 17. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood, 1794. 30th June. Camp (before Calvi). Holography 2 pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 420. Relative to the siege of Calvi. 18. Portrait of Lord Nelson. By Scriven after Devis. Published by Cadell, 18 14. 19. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 31st July. Battery (before Calvi). Holograph, 3 pages. Folio. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 465. Relative to the disastrous efFe<5t of their firing upon Calvi. 20. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. ist August. Return of officers and men serving on shore, in full detail, and giving as a total : Officers and servants. . . 35 Cooks . . . . . II Sick and attendants ... 49 Men fit for duty . . . 333 Holography 3 pages. 4to. Signed '* Horatio Nelson." 21. Portrait — Admiral Viscount Nelson — by Read. Published by Bentley, 1850. 12 22. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 2nd August. Camp. Holography 2 pages. 410. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, i, 467. Relative to the siege of Calvi. 23. Captain Nelson to Lord Hood. 1794. 23rd September. " Agamemnon," Genoa Mole. Holography 4 pages. 4to. Printed in Nicolas, i, 490. Relative to Francis Drake, the British Minister at Genoa, and to Nelson's reception by the Doge of Genoa. This is a draft, without the usual beginning, ending, or signature, and with many corrections, deletions, etc. Nicolas has described it as " in the possession of Mrs. Conway," which means that it got into McArthur's hands; /.^., ^that it was sent to Hood just as it was, there being presumably no time to make a fair copy. 24. Portrait; by Scriven from a miniature "for which Lord Nelson sat to Mr. Bowyer." Published, 9th December 1805, by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall. 25. Captain Nelson to John McArthur, Esq., at Messrs. Marsh and Creed's, Norfolk Street, Strand, London. 1794. 28th November. " Agamemnon," Leghorn. Holo- graphy 2^ pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." 13 Printed in Nicolas, i, 508. Relative to " the Bastia and Calvi Prize-money." Lord Hood sailed for England on the iith Oftober, and presumably McArthur with him. 26. Captain Nelson to John McArthur, Esq., Leghorn. 1795. 31st August. Vado Bay. Holograph, i ipdigt. Folio. Signed '* Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, ii, 78. Endorsed, probably by McArthur: "Captain Nelson, with prize-papers of ' La Guillot,' French brig and corvette, etc., 31st August 1795." Steele does not mention the brig; the corvette was " La Resolue," cap- tured in the Bay of Alassio, i6th August. 27. *' The Surrender of the Spanish Admiral to Commodore Nelson, on board the 'San Josef,' the 14th February, 1797." By Chapman after Cruikshank. Nelson's own account of the scene is : " The Spanish captain, with a bended knee, presented me his sword and told me the Admiral was dying with his wounds . . . On the quarter-deck of a Spanish first-rate, extrava- gant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of the vanquished Spaniards, which as I received I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who placed them, with the greatest sang-froid, under his arm." — Nicolas, ii, 346. H 28. Captain Nelson to His Excellency Francis Drake. 1796. 6th April. "Agamemnon," Gulf of Genoa. Holograph, 3 pages. Folio. The postscript is dated 9th April. Names in cipher, deciphered. Signed twice " Horatio Nelson." Drake was the British Minister at Genoa. Nicolas (ii, 142) has printed a very inaccurate version of this letter from Clarke and McArthur's " Life of Nelson." It was known that no transcript of theirs could be trusted for verbal accuracy ; but their version of this letter is rather a paraphrase than a copy. 29. Captain Nelson to Captain Cuthbert Collingwood. 1796. 20th November. Holograph, 2 pages. 4to. Signed " Horatio Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, ii, 304. "The French will try the Dons before they submit to any humiliation," etc. 30. Rear-Admiral Nelson to [John McArthur]. 1797. loth April. "Captain" off Cadiz. Holograph, signed thrice " Horatio Nelson " and " H. N." 2 pages. 4to. Relative to Bastia and Calvi. Printed in Nicolas, ii, 372. 31. "Conflict in his [Nelson's] barge with a Spanish Launch, night of 3RD July, 1797." By R. Smith 15 after R. Westall's painting at Greenwich. From Clarke and McArthur. Open letter Proof. Nelson himself has described the incident portrayed; " In an attack of the Spanish gunboats I was boarded in my barge, with its common crew of ten men, coxswain, Captain Fremantle, and myself, by the commander of the gunboats. The Spanish barge rowed twenty-six oars, besides officers, thirty in the whole. This was a service hand to hand, with sv/ords, in which my coxswain, John Sykes, saved twice my life. Eighteen of the Spaniards being killed and several wounded, we succeeded in taking their commander." — Nicolas i, 1 1. 32. "A FORM OF Thanksgiving ... to be used in all Churches and Chapels ... on Thursday the 29th day of November, 1798 . . . for the late glorious victory over the French fleet." Printed; title 4- i~ pages. Small 4to. The battle of the Nile, ist August. The news did not reach England till the 2nd October, and Parliament did not meet till the 20th November. There had been services of thanksgiving in the churches on Sunday, 2ist 06lober, and the two following Sundays. 33. Lord Nelson to Captain E. J. Foote. 1799. 14th Sep- tember. Palermo. Holograph. \\ pages. 4to. Signed " Nelson." Printed in Nicolas, iv, 17, from " Foote's Vindication," with a few quite insignificant inaccuracies. 16 This and the remaining Nelson letters in the present col- leftion were written by Lord Nelson with his left hand. Endorsed in a much later female hand : " This letter is of importance, having been written some months sub- sequent to the transa6tions in Naples Bay in 1799." 34. A Small Classical Trophy, printed in bistre — in the Bartolozzi style. Lettering — '* AUGUST " ; and below, Lord Nelson^- Aboukir near the Nile. 35. Lord Nelson to Mrs. Faddy, 7 Penton Place, Pentonville, London. 1801. 25th January. Plymouth Dock, i page. 4to. Signed "Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. Mrs. Faddy was the widow of William Faddy, captain of Marines on board the '* Vanguard," who was killed in the battle of the Nile, ist August 1798. Nelson had previously (19th September 1798) written to the Ad- miralty in her behalf (Nicolas, iii, 127). At this later date he had written, on her account, to the Marquis Cornwailis (Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief in Ireland) and was just going to write again. He would let her know the result. The committee of Lloyds had too many applications with superior claims. 36. Lord Nelson to Robert Warmington, Esq. 1802. 5th March. Merton, Surrey. With a packet containing "my arms from the Heralds' 17 c Office," which he begs his correspondent to forward to Hamburg, whence it is going " into the heart of Ger- many." Holography i page. 4to. Signed "Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. 37. " Nelson in the ' Victory's ' cockpit, mortally wounded, 2ist Odober 1805." By R. Golding, after the painting by B. West. From Clarke and McArthur's " Life of Nelson." Open letter Proof. 38. Lord Nelson to John McArthur, [c/o the] Hon. Mr. Hood, Catherington, Hants. 1802. 28th April. Merton. Holography i page. 4to. Signed and franked " Nelson and Bronte." Printed in Nicolas, v, 11. Relative to the "Death of my Dear Father." 39. Lord Nelson to George G. Mills, Esq^ 1803. 6th April. Holography i page. 4to. Signed " Nelson and Bronte." Printed in Nicolas, v, 56. Relative to the death of Sir William Hamilton (husband of Lady Hamilton). 40. Excerpt from Gentleman's Magazine, January 1799, p. 25. Greek lettering in column : in the fourth quarter of the page, the Nelson arms with a baron's coronet, but the right-handed signature " Horatio Nelson " in fac- simile. 18 41. Lord Nelson TO John McArthur. 1803. iith April. He is assured at the Admiralty that the regulations do not permit the purser of a flagship to be also the Admiral's Secretary. He will not oppose any arrangement for the " Victory " which McArthur can settle at the Admiralty. Holography i page. 4to. Signed " Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. 42. Lord Nelson to Sir Norborne Thompson, Bart. 1804. 22nd February. " Viftory." He strongly advises him not to come out to the Mediterranean as there is no prospeft of promotion without an Admiralty order. If the circumstances should alter and it should become possible to help him, he would certainly do so, " for although I had not the honour to be very intimate with your worthy father, yet I had known him several years as an honour to the service and I feel that the children of departed officers are a natural legacy to the survivors." Holography 2 pages. 4to. Signed '* Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. Sir Norborne Thompson, the eldest son and successor of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Thompson, second in com- mand in the battle of St. Vincent (for which he was made a baronet), was, at this time, in his nineteenth year. He never came on the lieutenants' list, and pre- sumably left the service in consequence (partly, at least) of this letter, as seeing no chance of promotion. He is 19 not to be confused with an older namesake, Norborne Thompson, a post captain of 1800, concerning whom see Marshall's " Royal Naval Biography," vol. ii, pt. i, 294. 43. A Coloured Aquatint by W. M. Fellows, with printed title: "Lord Nelson's Banner of Emblems, as carried at the funeral procession on the 9th of January 1806, from the Admiralty to St. Paul's." Detailed explanation follows. 44. Lord Nelson. 4 o'clock, Friday [apparently, Merton, 6 September, 1805]. "My dear Sir — I am sorry, but both Lady Hamilton and myself are obliged to go to London to-morrow morning, but we shall certainly be at home on Monday. . . . Your much obliged Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. The date here assigned is the only Friday after the death of Sir William Hamilton (6th April 1803) which answers the conditions implied in this letter — Merton on Friday, London on Saturday (Nicolas, vii, 30). There is not, at present, any clue to the identity of the person to whom it was addressed. 45. Lord Nelson to Sir John Duckworth. 1805. 17th Sept- ember. " Vidlory " off the Eddystone. A short extract from this letter was printed by Clarke and McArthur, 20 with a few verbal inaccuracies, quite unimportant. This extract is reprinted in Nicolas, vii, 43. Some discussion of prize business follows, and then: " If we take the enemy's fleet, I should hope to provide for all our young men ; but I have not had one vacancy except Admiralty ones for near two years." Holography 3 pages. 4to. Signed " Nelson and Bronte." Two-thirds of this letter are UNPUBLISHED. 46. A Printed Pamphlet explanatory of Ch. Lucy's well- known picture : " The immortal Nelson at Trafalgar ; in the cabin of his flagship the ' Victory,' on the morning of the glorious 21st Oftober 1805." Title + 6 pages. i2mo. 47. Lord Nelson to Sir John Duckworth. 1805. 30th Sept- ember. Suggests his coming out in the " Acasta." Nicolas prints ten letters or parts of letters of this date, but not this one. Writing to Lady Hamilton on the ist 0(5lober (Nicolas, vii, 60), Nelson says that he awoke that morn- ing with a dreadful spasm. " I had been writing seven hours yesterday : perhaps that had some hand in bring- ing it upon me." Holography i page. 4to. Signed " Nelson and Bronte." Uupublished. 21 48. "A PERSPECnVR ViKAV OF THE GRAND FuNERAL CaR wllicll carried the hody oi the mucli lamented Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St. Paul's, in great procession on the 9th January 1806." Printed. Published 14th January 1S06, by N. Heideloff, 14 Norfolk Street. A former owner has written at the foot of the pi6lure " G. Cruikshank," which is absurd, for G. Cruikshank at the time was only thirteen. 49. Funeral of Lord Nelson. Ticket of Admission to St. Paul's, [irinted, signed by the Bishop of Lincoln as Dean of St. Paul's, and sealed by the Bishop of London. The Bishop of Lincoln was George Pretyman, who afterwards took the name of Tomline : better known as the tutor and secretary of the younger Pitt. 50. "A FORM OF Prayer and Thanksgiving ... to be used in all Churches and Chapels ... on Thursday the 5th day ot December 1S05 . . . for the late signal and important xiCtory . . . over the combined fleets of I'rance and Spain." l^rinted. Title and 9 pages. Small 4to. 51. Lord Nelson to Rear-Admiral [John] Knight. 1805. 30th September. ''Vidory." '' If the * Weazle ' is not gone up the IVIediterranean she must join me, for I have literally nothing. The ' Nimble ' iioes to-morrow for 22 t 1 ii^ r ^> J^V. 3c r (gTitv )rt- (m.-^ Jt-'Tot Vi'vl- (v-^^ (^-U^ A^A^u, J/U.^1*. £V»^i»-v4- ».A*.TyLvv w^^U*"^ 'iij i^ Vw<^v y^y^ Cn»-J5» tv^ _/j]^^e.^cJ' England if necessary She or any frigate can see the Con- voy under Aurora above Malaga, but I would recommend the Barbary Shore both up and down. I shall dired Merlin and Childers to carry home the next Convoy, which is to sail from Malta Nov. ist. if they are there and if they can be got at they must be sent up for that purpose," etc. Holograph, i page. 4to. Signed '* Nelson and Bronte." Unpublished. Written only three weeks before Nelson's death AT Trafalgar. See Facsimile. 52. "The Order to be Observed in the Public Funeral Procession of the late Horatio, Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich Hospital to Whitehall Stairs, and thence to the Admiralty on Wednesday, the 8th day of January 1806; and on the following day from the Admiralty to St. Paul's." Printed. Title and 1 1 pages. Folio. 53. Ode by [Capel Lofft]. " On seeing prefixed to the Official Account in the newspapers of the death of Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, these words : ' Nelson, the gallant Nelson is no more! ' " The aim of the Ode throughout is to contradict this. Nelson lives for ever, and ends : "O! let not weak, dim-sighted grief deplore Nelson, our glorious Nelson is no more ! 23 O! never dream that Nelson is no more, Nelson now passed beyond Time's narrow shore. Think him removed from Earth and toil and wars To more exalted being mid the stars." Printed, broadsheet, 60 lines. Initialled C. L. and dated "Bury, 11 November 1805." This is the ordinary signature and dating of LofFt. Cf. "Di6tionary of National Biography," and post, p. 50. 54. Rev. Edmund Nelson to Messrs. Marsh and Creed. 1801. 6th May. Bath. By reason of the death of his son Maurice, the payment of certain tenths has been omitted. Requests them to discharge the account. Holograph, signed, i page. 4to. The writer is the father of the great Admiral. So far as the public is concerned, his letters are extremely rare. Marsh and Creed were Navy Agents. 55. Frances H. [La.dy] Nelson to Mr. Orme. 1799. 9th Janu- ary. Paragon, Bath. Has given Lord Nelson's bankers notice that he has an order drawn on them for a hundred guineas, etc. Holograph, signed, i page. 4to. Pasted on this letter is a label, '* The autograph of Lady Nelson wife of Lord Nelson ; given to J. Everett by Mr. D. Orme [the portrait painter] the person to whom it is addressed." J. Everett may probably have been James Everett, described in the D.N.B. as a " miscellaneous writer." 24 56. Lady Nelson to Messrs. Marsh, Stagey, and Co. 6 Ber- ners Street, London. 1823. 21st June. Hotel Maurice [Paris], Requests them to send ^20 immediately to Mrs. Dare Bridgend. Holography signed, i page. 4to. The sio-nature is Frances H. Nelson and Bronte. o ^y. Lady Hamilton to Dr. Beaity, Physician to H.M. Fleet, Falmouth. 1806. 15th November. " We all here join in love to you, and pray believe me, my dear Dr. Beatty, your affedlionate Emma Hamilton — Horatia sends you many kisses." Holograph; last page only; the date here given is the postmark. Horatia was Nelson's daughter by Lady Hamilton. 58. Sir William Hamilton to Mr. Humphry, at Rome. 1775. 1 8th February. Naples. Assures him that he will be welcome at Naples for his art's sake, independently of his introductions. Holograph, signed. 2 pages. 4to. Sir William Hamilton was the English minister at Naples, and some years later the husband of Emma, Lady Hamilton. Ozias Humphry (1742-18 10) was a portrait and miniature painter of some distinction — see D.N.B. 59. Sir William Hamilton. 1797. 7th April. Naples. Tontine certificate of the life of Mr. Henry Thomson. Signed, I page. 4to. At the foot of the page, and on the dorse, is a covering letter from Neil Thomson, dated Naples, i8th April. 25 D 6o. Earl Nelson TO Mr. Hepper. 1826. 24th April. 23 Port- man Square. Has received Mr. Hepper's estimate. No painting is to be done till he gets further instru6tions. Holograph, signed. 2 pages. 8vo. From the brother of the admiral, who was created an Earl in recognition of Trafalgar. 61. The First Earl Nelson to the Rev. E. Bushby. 1834. I oth November. Portman Square. *' I perfeftly remember a schoolmaster who lived at Burnham in Norfolk, of the name of Noakes, who afterwards removed to Downham, where he also kept a school ; but I have no recollection that my brother went to school there, neither do I think he did. We both went to school at Norwich some time in the year 1767 and remained there about two years. We were then removed to North Walsham. My brother was with me till the spring of the year 1771, when he went to sea, leaving me there till I went to Cambridge in the year 1774." Holograph, signed. 2 pages. 4to. This seems to set at rest the vexed question of Nelson's being at school at Downham, according to a statement made by Captain George Manby, when a very old man. The Earl, at the date of this letter was seventy-seven, and the writing, exceptionally good and vigorous, contradifts any suggestion of senile loss of memory, such as Manby, at the age of eighty-four, was certainly suffering from 26 when he, born in 1765, stated that at Downham he was on terms of intimacy with Nelson. He was not five years old when Nelson entered the Navy. 62. Mrs. Sarah Nelson TO [Lady Hamilton]. No date [? 1803. April. Hilborough]. A long and affeftionate letter, the whole of which is a suggestion that Lord Nelson should refuse to go to sea unless the Dr. (her husband) was given the prebendal stall at Canterbury, and a promise of something better on the first opportunity. " Recolle6l what the Prince of Wales said at your house, that when my Lord was afloat again, he might command a bishopric or anything else." It is very lonely in the country. " Neighbours we have none ... I wish Mr. Addington would give us something, that we might leave this place and live near our friends at Merton." Endorsed " Lady Hamilton," w^ho is called in the letter " My dear Friend." The whole tenor of the letter shows that the date is shortly before Nelson hoisted his flag, which was 1 8th May. The Dr. obtained the prebendal stall in May. Holography signed. 'i\ pages. Large 4to. 63. Third Earl Nelson. 1878. 8th April. Trafalgar, Salisbury. Regrets he cannot assist his correspondents. Holography signed, i page. 8vo. Lord Nelson died only last year (19 12). 27 64. Lord Hood to Horatio Nelson, Esq^ Burnham, Norfolk. 1789. 8th November. Stansted, Sussex. Is extremely sorry that Nelson or any officer should suffer for having assisted him in the eledlions. " I am really concerned you did so, as you have thereby fallen under the dis- pleasure of your noble friends, who have — in my humble opinion — not shown much liberality of mind by such displeasure." Has heard with pleasure Nelson's zeal and exertions in stopping illicit trade in the West Indies, spoken of " in the handsomest manner." " I am sorry to say that I have as often heard you censured for the advice you gave — which is upon record at the Admiralty — for a refusal of the complete muster book to the naval officer, and for putting Lieut. Schomberg under arrest. You will know my sentiments upon that subjeft, as I candidly ex- pressed them to you in the several conversations we had together upon your return to England." He accepted the seat at the Admiralty Board " merely from friendship to Lord Chatham [the first Lord, son of the ist Earl, the ' Great Commoner '] whom I love." " Should I have the power of assisting any wish of yours, I shall embrace it with pleasure; but with resped: to your appointment as a Commander-in-Chief, that is totally beyond what I could attempt." Holography signed. 4 pages. 4to, and addressed wrapper with seal. 65. Joseph King to Horatio Nelson, Esq^, " Vice-Admiral of the Red." 1797. 15 September. Gibraltar Yard. 28 Begs Nelson to take the necessary steps to have his position established, so that his wages may be regularly allowed and paid. Gives details as to his position. Writes by desire of Commissioner Inglefield. Signed. 2 pages. Folio. Joseph King, a Portuguese whose true name was Joaquin, had been with Nelson as boatswain of the " Boreas," and had been appointed by him as sail-maker's assistant at Antigua (see Nicolas, i, 255, 257, and Index). The address, on the fourth page of the sheet is, of course, entirely wrong, written, probably, by a foreign writer in the Yard. Nelson, at this date, was a Rear- Admiral of the Blue. 66. William Marsden, Secretary of the Admiralty, to Lord Nelson. 1805. 25th April. Admiralty Office. In consequence of the Admiralty receiving informa- tion of the Toulon fleet having passed the Straits of Gibraltar, orders have been sent to the senior officer at Gibraltar to send the " Queen " and " Dragon " (the two ships which had formed General Craig's escort) to Barbados, unless Nelson had already detached a number " equal to that of the enemy." If he has done so, the two ships are to join Orde off Cadiz, and two frigates are to be sent as escort to the transports with Craig. Holograph. Signed. 3 pages. Folio. Stamped " Seleded 29 from the papers of the late Admiral Sir R. H. Bickerton, Bart, by " the name has not been written in. This seems to be the letter of instructions, a duplicate of which, in the Record Office, is referred to by Mr. Corbett in " The Campaign of Trafalgar," pp. j^^ 76. Nelson had sailed for the West Indies on the i ith May, before this letter reached Gibraltar, leaving Bickerton there in command. 67. Sarah Connor to Lady Hamilton. [? 1806, ? 1807] 19th December. [.? Merton]. The writer was living with Lady Hamilton, possibly as governess to Horatia, cer- tainly as a relation, apparently a sister's daughter; she felt that after a dispute they had had it was necessary for her to leave. Intends living with a friend until she has found a situation. Holography signed ; addressed merely Lady Hamilton, and fastened with a black wafer. 4 pages. 4to. Very indifferent writing and spelling for a governess. 68. Captain Edward Parker to Lady Hamilton. 1801. 2ist August. Deal. He and Langford are very grateful for all her kindness. Is led by " my dear Lord " to hope he shall see her at Deal. Holography signed, i page. 4to. Captain Parker was, by Nelson's special request, 30 serving on his personal staff, and was desperately wounded in the attack on the Boulogne flotilla on the morning of i6th August. After lingering in great pain for several weeks he died on 27th September, to the great grief of Nelson, who loved him as his own son. On the same 27th September he wrote: "It was, they tell me, a happy release, but I cannot bring myself to say I am glad he is gone ; it would be a lie, for I am grieved almost to death." — Nicolas, iv. 497. An account of the funeral is in the "Naval Chronicle," vi, 341. Langford recovered, was promoted to post-captain, and died in 18 14. 69. Portrait of " Cuthbert, Lord Collingwood, Vice- Admiral of the Red"; by W. Holl, after the painting by H. Howard, presented by the family to Greenwich Hospital. Collingwood was second in command at the battle of Trafalgar. He succeeded to the chief command after Nelson's death, and was subsequently raised to the Peerage as Lord Collingwood. The description printed to the engraving is inaccurate ; for Collingwood never was in England as a peer or as Vice-Admiral of the Red. The painting is some years earlier. 31 yo. Rear-Admiral Collingwood to Earl Spencer. 1799. 20th February. Newcastle. Thanking him for the recommendation which has led to his being included in the recent promotion. He is anxious for further employ- ment at sea. Holography signed. i page. 4to. 71. Lord Hood to Evan Nepean, Esq^ 1790- 12th April. Admiralty. On the supply of certain Articles, which are to be provided by the Treasury. Holograph, signed. I page. 4to. Hood was, at this date, a Lord of the Admiralty. 72. Rear-Admiral Sir T. M. Hardy, Bt., to Captain Grace, R.N. 1830. 17th December. Admiralty. A friendly note. Will have time to read his letter on Sunday. Holograph, signed. 2 pages. 8vo. Hardy, as Captain of the " Mutine," had been present at the battle of the Nile and was posted into the " Van- guard " (Nelson's flag-ship) direftly afterwards. For the next seven years his career was closely connected with Nelson's, and, as is familiarly known, it was to him that Nelson's last words were addressed. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1825, and at the date of this letter was First (Sea) Lord of the Admiralty. 32 j'l. Portrait of "The Rt. Hon. Earl St. Vincent, First Lord of the Admiralty," by Ridley, after Abbott. Pub- lished, 1801, by J. Sewell, 32 Cornhill. Like most of Abbott's portraits the expression is, perhaps, unduly softened. 74. Sir John Jervis to Thomas Neave, Esq., New Broad Street, London. 1793. 22nd September. Rochetts. Asks if he knows of a black cook, of tolerable skill, who wants to be taken back to the Leeward Islands. Holo- graph, signed, ij pages. 4to. Jervis, the future Earl St. Vincent, had attained the rank of Vice-Admiral on ist February 1793, and at the date of this letter was going out as Commander-in- Chief of the Leeward Islands Station. "j^. Earl of St. Vincent to [Sir R. H. Bickerton, Bart.]. 1802. 15th November. Admiralty. Orders are being sent out to him to return to Malta for the winter. Is much interested in the fortunes of Capt. Charles Schom- berg (the son of a highly meritorious old officer) and of Capt. John Stuart (son of Sir Charles Stuart, one " of my choicest friends "). Holograph, ^ign^d. 2 pages. 4to. Stamped " Seleded from the papers of the late Sir R. H. Bickerton, Bart., by ," at that time Sir R. H. Bickerton was commanding in the Mediterranean. St. Vincent was first Lord of the Admiralty at this period, and his recommendation was almost as good as a commission. His two proteges were posted within the twelve months ; Stuart to be Bickerton's flag-captain. 76. Earl of St. Vincent to [? Viscount Keith]. 18 17. 1 8th March. Rochetts. Is unable, from family reasons, to assist in forwarding his correspondent's wishes. " I was early apprized of the design to extort hush-money, to prevent the publication of Lord Nelson's Manuscripts; but I was and am now of opinion that it is much wiser to stand the ridicule I may be exposed to for any nonsense I may have written to his Lordship than to deal with the vendors of these papers. Holograph, signed. 2^ pages. 8vo. Endorsed " Viscount (sic) St. Vincent to Viscount Keith." It appears highly probable — almost certain — that this letter was addressed to Lord Keith, but the inaccuracy of the endorsement somewhat damages its authority. yy. (Second) Earl of St. Vincent to James Loch, Esq^, Bloomsbury Square. 1828. 26th November. St. James' Street. It is very much his wish to support the London 34 University, but must satisfy himself on one or two points before he can give his name. Holography signed, i page. 4to. The first Earl died in 1823 : the writer of this letter was a nephew. 78. (Second) Earl of St. Vincent. 1834. 12th July. 107 Park Street. Arrangement for an Interview. Holography signed. I page. 8vo. There is no indication of the name of the addressee. 79. (Second) Earl of St. Vincent to James Loch, Esq. 1836. 17th June. " My dear Sister." The hour was not named, and the Committee was broken up before the writer arrived. Will make a point of attending the next meet- ing. Holography signed, i page. 8vo. There is here a curious incongruity. The letter beginning " My dear Sister," relates entirely to parlia- mentary business and is dired:ed, in St. Vincent's hand- writing, to " J. Loch, Esq." 80. Earl of St. Vincent. 1839. 30th August. St. James' Street. About a tile and brick machine. Holography signed, i page. 8vo. No indication of the name of the addressee. 35 8 1. Sir A. J. Ball, Bart, to Lord Radstock. 1805. 8th April. Malta. Comments on the incidents of the day. — The loss of the '* Arrow " (see James, " Naval History," iv, 16) ; the Society for the Suppression of Vice, which he wishes to join; the government of Egypt; the state of things in America " that miserable country " ; trade with the Black Sea, especially in corn; manners in France, and the sailing of the Toulon fleet, " Lord Nelson is in search of them." Holography signed. 4 pages. 4to. Ball commanded the " Alexander " in the battle of the Nile, and afterwards had a very important share in the blockade and reduction of Malta, of which he was appointed governor. He died in 1809. 82. Sir a. J. Ball to Vice-Admiral C. Collingwood. 1805. 22nd July. Malta. On the importance of strengthening the force appointed for the protection of the Malta com- munications and trade. The enemy's privateers have been very troublesome. Copy. Extrad:. 3^ pages. Folio. 83. Rear-Admiral Sir H. W. Bayntun, K.C.B. 18 16. 5th July. Bath. Sworn declaration for half-pay. Holography signed by Bayntun and the magistrate, R. Nichols Hay. I page. 4to. As captain of the " Leviathan " Bayntun served under 36 Nelson in the blockade of Toulon, In the chase to the West Indies and in the battle of Trafalgar. At the funeral of Nelson he bore the guidon in the water procession from Greenwich. He became a Rear-Admiral in 1812 and died in 1840. 84. Portrait of Captain Sir Edward Berry, R.N., painted and engraved by D. Orme. Published. Berry, as a lieutenant, was with Nelson in the " Aga- memnon": on his promotion he was with him, as a volunteer, in the battle of St. Vincent; again, as his flag- captain, he was with him in the battle of the Nile, and he commanded the "Agamemnon" in the battle of Trafalgar. 85. Sir Edward Berry to Mr. Allen Field, purser of the "Ruby." 1 80 1. 24th December. " Ruby," in Yarmouth Roads. Order to supply 100 flannel waistcoats to the " Blenheim." Signed, i page. Folio. 86. Sir Edward Berry. 1818. nth June. Yacht "Royal George." Carpenter's certificate. Signed. 87. Sir William Domett, Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Sir George Warrender. 18 13. 20th April. Portion of a printed Admiralty form, showing their signatures, as Lords of the Admiralty and that of John Barrow as Secretary. Sir W. Domett was captain of the Baltic fleet under Lord Nelson. 88. Captain H. M. Blackwood. 1826. 8th August. Por- tion of printed Navy Office form, showing date and signature. Henry Martin Blackwood, son of Sir Henry Blackwood, was at this time in command of the *' Jasper " sloop, then fitting for the Mediterranean. 89. Captain William Bligh. 1798. 28th Oftober. H.M.S. '* Dire6lor," Yarmouth. Officer's certificate. Signed. I page. 4to. The writer is best known to fame as " Bounty Bligh." He afterwards commanded the " Glatton " at Copenhagen. His later office of Governor of New South Wales gave rise to a startling episode in the early history of Australia. The style " H.M.S." as denoting a ship of the navy was, at this date, most unusual. 38 90. Captain H. D. Darby. 1797. 5th Oftober. "Bellerophon," off Cadiz. Officer's certificate of service. Signed. Henry D'Esterre Darby commanded the "Bellerophon" in the battle of the Nile. 91. Captain Henry Digby. 18 17. 2nd April. Half-pay de- claration ; printed, filled in and signed by Digby. Captain Digby commanded the " Africa " at Trafalgar. He died an Admiral and G.C.B. in 1840. 92. "A FORM OF Prayer and Thanksgiving " for the viftory of Camperdown. Printed. Title and 2 pages. 4to. 93. Rear-Admiral Durham to Samuel Hancock, Esq^ North- umberland St., Strand. 181 3. 8th February. Gloucester Place. As to the payment of certain prize-money; in the third person. Holograph, i page. 4to. As lieutenant, Durham was officer of the watch on board the " Royal George " when she foundered at Spithead in 1782. As a captain, he commanded the " Defiance " in Calder's action and at Trafalgar. He died at Naples, an Admiral and G.C.B., in 1845. 39 94- Captain Thomas Foley to Sir Richard Bickerton. 1807. 4th 06lober. Acknowledging Bickerton's kindly influence with Lord Mulgrave. Holograph, signed. 3 pages. 8vo. Stamped " Sele6led from the papers of the late Sir R. H. Bickerton, Bart., by — ." Foley commanded the " Goliath," the leading ship in the battle of the Nile, and the " Elephant," on board which Nelson hoisted his flag in the battle of Copen- hagen. Ill-health prevented him from being at Trafalgar. 95. Captain T. F. Fremantle to General Ross. Chelmsford, Essex. 1798. lothApril. Stanhope Street. Requesting an appointment to Woolwich for one of his sons. Holo- graph, signed. 2 pages. 4to. Gen. Alexander Ross was at this time Surveyor General of the Ordnance, an intimate friend of Lord Cornwallis, and uncle of Sir John Ross, the Arctic navigator. Fremantle was an intimate friend of Nelson, with whom he had served before Bastia, and in the Gulf of Genoa ; he was afterwards severely wounded, in company with him, at Santa Cruz, and brought Nelson to England in the " Seahorse " frigate. He commanded the " Ganges " at Copenhagen, and the " Neptune " at Trafalgar. 96. Rear-Admiral Sir Thos. Fr. Fremantle, K.C.B. 18 16. 30th June. Venice. Half-pay declaration. Holography 40 signed. Sworn before T. H. Scott, Vice-Consul. Con- sular stamp. From 1812 to 18 14 Fremantle had been commanding in the Adriatic. It does not appear whether, on giving up his command, he had remained at Venice, or had come out again as a private individual. 97. Vice-Admiral Sir Davidge Gould, K.C.B. 18 17. 3rd April. Half-pay declaration. Holograph, signed. Sworn before F. Willes, Charles Street, Berkeley Square. Gould commanded the " Audacious " in the battle of the Nile. 98. Vice-Admiral Thomas Graves. 1793. 12th December. " Royal Sovereign," Torbay. Order for survey on dam- aged stores. Signed, i page. Folio. On the dorse the report of the surveying officers. Graves commanded in the second post in the battle of the First of June, with his flag on the " Royal Sovereign," and was afterwards raised to the Peerage on the Irish establishment. 99. Vice-Admiral Richard Grindall, 18 12. 20th January. Wickham. Half-pay declaration. Signed. Sworn before W. Grant, Justice of the Peace for the County of South- ampton. As captain, Grindall had commanded the " Prince " in the battle of Trafalgar. 41 F 100. Rear-Admiral Sir Ben. Hallowell to [? Lieut. -Gen. Cockburn]. 1 8 17. 9th August. Cove. Is obliged to decline the invitation to the wedding of his old friend Captain Hamilton, as it is impossible for him to leave Cove. Cap- tain Hamilton is an eleve of his and he is well acquainted with his merit. Holograph, signed, i^ pages. 4to. This clearly refers to Gawen William Hamilton, who entered the navy in 1801, and served the whole of his time as midshipman and lieutenant under Hallowell. He was made a commander in 18 10, was advanced to post rank in 181 1, and in 18 17 married Katherine, daughter of Lieut. -Gen. Cockburn of Shunagugh. — As to Hallowell, his life is the history of the war, in the course of which he commanded the *' Swiftsure " in the battle of the Nile. In 1828, in consequence of inheriting a considerable estate, he took the additional surname of Carew. 1 01. Captain Graham Eden Hamond to Sir R. Bickerton. 1807. iith April. Norton Lodge, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Praying for the removal of a purser, named George Jenkins, into a bigger ship. Holograph, signed. 2 pages. 4to. Address on the 4th page. 102. Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Hargood. 1823. 17th July. Bath. Half-pay declaration. Holograph, signed. 4to. Sworn before Wm. Clark, Magistrate of Bath. As captain, Hargood commanded the " Belleisle " with much distindtion. 42 103. Vice-Admiral Eliab Harvey. 18 13. 25th August. (No place.) Half-pay declaration. Printed. Signed. Sworn before P. C. O. Hey. Harvey was captain of the "fighting Temeraire" at Trafalgar Later, he had a historic difference of opinion with Lord Gambier which resulted in his being dismissed the navy by court-martial, and being reinstated " in consideration of his long and meritorious service." 104. Portrait of " Sir Samuel Hood, K.B., K.S.F." "En- graved by Ridley, Holl, and Blood, from a miniature in the possession of Lady Hood." Head and shoulders. Hood served with great distinction throughout the war; was captain of the "Zealous" at the battle of the Nile, of which he wrote an account to his illustrious relative and namesake Lord Hood, and was Commander- in-Chief in East Indian waters at the date of his death, 24th Dec. 1 8 14. 105. Portrait of "Commodore Sir Samuel Hood, K.B." Ridley and Blood Sc. Head, shoulders, and left arm. 106. Sir Samuel Hood to Thomas McQuoid, Esq^ 18 14. 24th October. ? Madras. Thanking him for his " good 43 attention and kindness " in both his public and private capacity. Holography signed. 3 pages. 4to. Written with his left hand ; he lost his right arm in 1806. At the date of this letter the " Minden," flag- ship, was at Trincomalie, having left Madras on the 20th. Hood would seem to have remained at Madras. 107. Rear-Adml. Geo. Hope. 18 15. 21st February. Admiralty. Will forward the letter to Sir Alexander Cochrane by the first opportunity. Hopes that the matter will go well with him, but in his present situation, cannot interfere. Holography signed. 2 pages. 8vo. As captain, Hope commanded the " Defence " at Trafalgar. 108. Vice-Adml. Sir Richard King, Bart., K.C.B. 1823. 14th February. Half-pay declaration. Printed. Signed. As captain. King commanded the " Achille " at Trafalgar. 109. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Laforey, Bart., K.C.B. 1819. 2nd July. Half-pay declaration. Printed. Signed. As captain, Laforey commanded the " Spartiate " at Trafalgar. He was made a Vice-Admiral on 1 2th August, six weeks after the date of this declaration. 44 no. Captain Thomas Louis. 1797. 24th January. "Minotaur." Officer's certificate of service. Signed. Captain Louis still commanded the "Minotaur" at the battle of the Nile. An officer of the highest distinction. III. Captain R. Willett Miller. 1798. 5th February. " Theseus." Officer's certificate of service. Signed. Six months later Miller commanded the " Theseus " in the battle of the Nile. He was killed on 14th May 1799 by the accidental explosion of some shells. 112. Portrait of Rear-Admiral George Murray. Head and shoulders. By H. B. Cook. Published 1807, by J. Gold, 103 Shoe Lane. Murray v^as Captain of the Fleet (Chief of the Staff) to Nelson during the blockade of Toulon and the chase of the French to the West Indies, 1 803-1 805. Family affairs prevented his being still with Nelson at Trafalgar. 1 13. Captain George Murray to Ross, Esq. The Ord- nance Storekeeper, Gibraltar. 1804. 20th January. "Victory." Requisition for blue lights. Holograph, signed, i page. Folio. 4i 114. Portrait of the Earl of Northesk. By H. Cook after H. Patterson. The Earl was rear-Admiral commanding in the third post at Trafalgar. 115. Earl of Northesk to Rev. Mr. West, George Inn. No date. Friendly note. Asks him to come to dinner and sleep. Holograph, signed, i page. 8vo. 1 16. Earl of Northesk. Coat-of-arms, supporters, and crests. 117. Vice-Admiral Sir Israel Pellew to the Treasurer of H.M. Navy. 1829. 30th September. Plymouth. Covering letter of half-pay declaration. Printed. Filled up in Holograph and signed. Israel Pellew was the brother of the better known Lord Exmouth. As captain, he commanded the " Con- queror " at Trafalgar. 118. Captain Thomas Peyton. 1794. 3rd November. Portion from a ship's book, showing his signature. Peyton, a captain of 1790, died in 1800. In 1794 he was captain of the 32-gun frigate " Ceres." 46 119. Lieut. Edward Riou to John Williams, Boatswain of the " Guardian." 1790. 4th November. Cape of Good Hope. Order to deliver certain stores. Signed. Folio. "The gallant, good Riou," of Campbell; killed at Copenhagen in command of the " Amazon " frigate. 120. Captain Edward Rotheram. 1794. 5th July. " Cul- loden " in Plymouth Sound. Portion of a printed form. Signed. Rotheram was flag-captain to Collingwood in the " Royal Sovereign " at Trafalgar. 121. Sir James Saumarez to Lady Bickerton, Admiralty. 1807. 6th June. " Hibernia " off Ushant. Will cer- tainly do everything in his power to forward Sir Richard's election for Poole. Might have done more if he had known earlier. Holography signed. 3 pages 4to, and address. Saumarez, in command of the " Orion," was the senior captain in the battle of the Nile. Afterwards raised to the peerage. 47 122. Captain T. B. Thompson. 1797. 8th June. '* Leander." Officer's certificate of service. Signed. Thompson still commanded the '* Leander " at the battle of the Nile, in which the daring ad:ion of the 50-gun ship has been deservedly applauded. 123. Sir Thomas Troubridge to General [1803.] 24th November. [Admiralty.] They want some one to send to Yarmouth. Holography signed, i page. 4to. Endorsed " 1803," but no name of addressee. Trou- bridge, in command of the " Culloden," led the van at St. Vincent, and would have commanded her again at the Nile, had she not got on shore a few hours before the battle began. He was an early messmate of Nelson's in the " Seahorse," and at the date of this letter was one of the Lords of the Admiralty. 124. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Tyler to (.? Bankers). 1 8 17. 6th Odober. North Down, Pembroke. Acknow- ledging Bank Bills for ;^200. Holograph, signed, i page. 4to. Tyler was captain of the " Tonnant " at Trafalgar, where he was severely wounded. A stranger has in- correftly added " Admiral " to the signature. He did not attain the rank of Admiral till 1825. 48 125. Captain G. B. Westcott. 1797. 25th April. Plymouth. Return of stores. Signed. 2 pages. Folio. Westcott was at this date captain of the " Majestic," which ship he still commanded at the battle of the Nile, when he was killed by a musket ball in the throat. 126. Portrait of "Sir William Scott, Kt., D.C.L., F.R.S., Judge of the High Court of Admiralty." Half-length. 1816. Afterwards Lord Stowell. 127. Sir William Scott to a Peer. " My Lord, I find Lord Nelson has some repugnance to the publication, on this ground, that he is not pleased with the numerous unauthorized accounts of his brother, and means to furnish himself authentic documents for a Life, of which documents this diary will compose one, and he does not choose to have it anticipated. At the same time he intimates a disposition to be guided by my final judgment upon the matter, and I have written to him again, as urgently as I feel to be con[sis]tent with propriety. It is worth while to stop your publication for a day to see what will come of it." Holography signed. 2 pages. 8vo. Without name or date it is impossible to gauge the 49 G full meaning of this, but it is possible that the "authentic documents " referred to were afterwards entrusted to Clarke and McArthur and are, more or less, incorporated in their Life. A scribbled endorsement suggests " Rad- stock " as the addressee, but it seems improbable. 128. Capel LoFFT TO James Barny, Esq. 1805. 30th November. Bury. Is happy to learn that he is painting a pi6lure of Nelson for the Society of Arts. '* You will see on the other side how strongly I must sympathize with your sentiments respecting this great and ever memorable charafter." Holography signed, i page. 4to. 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