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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5005

Great Britain
Napoleonic Wars
Lord Nelson
1802 (18 June) autograph letter signed from Merton to Captain Sheppard reading "Your kindness about Charles Connor, Lady Hamilton's relation and I most readily accept whenever the Phoebe is nearly ready for sea or the Amazon otherwise, his word of thanks. She is at present sailed by my good friend Sutton. I send him to you, I shall of course communicate with you on this subject when the lad [this word also resembling a bicorne hat] goes to you and with Lady Hn, many thanks. Signed "Your much obliged Nelson & Bronte". Fine.

Notes: James Sheppard Captained the Phoebe at Sheerness for a short period between Thomas Baker and Thomas Bladen Capell who took command and sailed toward the Mediterranean in September. The Phoebe would play an important role, while not engaging in battle, at Trafalgar, relaying Nelson's signals to the rest of the fleet.

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