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Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853). Holograph letter to Robert Cole Esq

Pasco describes an icident with Lord Nelson, before the Battle of Trafalgar, when the Admiral ordered the hoops of the ships recently arrived from England to be painted yellow instead of black to avoid confusion with the enemy ships.

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ID:	AGC/34A/1
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1840-11-04
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder
Parts:	Miscellaneous (Manuscript) Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853). Holograph letter to Robert Cole Esq (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/1) Holograph letter signed from Samuel Plimsoll to Messrs Lowless, Nelson & Jones and relevant documents (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/2) Holograph letter from Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) to the Prince of Orange (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/3) Holograph letter from Viscountess Frances Herbert Nelson (1761-1831), widow of Admiral Lord Nelson, to the Hon. James Stewart MP (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/4) Letter from Earl Nelson (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/5) Holograph letter written by George Cartwright to Robert Drewite Esquire (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/6) Holograph letter from Doctor Page Nicol Scott tto an unnamed recipient (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/7) Letter from R.A. Nelson (Secretart to the Navy) to Lieut Walker of the Brig SPARKLER (Manuscript) (AGC/34A/8)

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