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Lot #308
Horatio Nelson Handwritten Note

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Handwritten note by Horatio Nelson incorporating his name in the third person, "Ld: Nelson," one page, 4.25 x 3.75, no date. Nelson makes mention of a carriage directed for Portsmouth. Annotated below in an unknown hand, "Lord Nelson's own handwriting, given by Lady Hamilton to Mr. Harrison." Mounted and matted with a color portrait to an overall size of 13.75 x 20.75. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, soiling, and two small holes not affecting the text.

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