Letter from Nelson on the lonely and uncomfortable VANGUARD and sending passports to Procida.

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Letter from Nelson on the lonely and uncomfortable VANGUARD and sending passports to Procida.

Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vanguard, 19 May [1799] (Harrison I, 9; Nicolas, III, 361), annotated by Lady H: 'received May 20th 1799'. Letter about Lieutenant Siney coming on board which allows Nelson to send blank passports for vessels going to Procida and one for the Courier boat. He also mentions that the VANGUARD is uncomfortable and lonely. He sends love to Mrs Cadogan who is Lady Hamilton's mother.

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Record Details

Item reference:	CRK/19/3
Catalogue Section:	Artificial collections previously assembled
Level:	ITEM
Date made:	1799-05-19 - 1799-05-19; 1799-05-19
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)
  - Correspondence of Lady Hamilton, including letters from Nelson, Sir William Hamilton, the Queen of Naples and others, arranged alphabetically by the name of the writer (Manuscript) (CRK/19-22)