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Caffarena to Nelson, Genoa, 28 December 1801, heard with pleasure you remembered me in Dresden; recommend my son Joseph; we are too poor to return to England

Frances Caffarena, English wife of Genoese merchant who supplied Nelson with intelligence; her family provided victuals to the fleet. Caffarena to Nelson, Genoa, 28 December 1801, heard with pleasure you remembered me in Dresden; recommend my son Joseph; we are too poor to return to England

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Record Details

Item reference:	CRK/3/3
Catalogue Section:	Artificial collections previously assembled
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	1 item
Date made:	1801-12-28
Creator:	Phillipps-Croker
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Hierarchy

Collection of naval manuscripts gathered by Sir Thomas Phillipps. (Manuscript) (PLA)
- Phillipps-Croker (Manuscript) (CRK)
  - A series of letters to Nelson from people whose surname begins with C and a number of letters from Alexander Davison, Nelson's prize agent. (Manuscript) (CRK/3)