[NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)]
Letter in the third person in the hand of his chaplain and foreign language secretary Alexander John SCOTT,
(1768-1840), to Agostino MILLELIRE, Commander of the Port at La Maddalena, Sardinia, in Italian with translation, saying "His Excellency is infinitely grateful ... for his kindness, in sending yesterday the freshly made riscotti", also requesting him "to ensure that the enclosed parcel [not present] reaches the Commander of the first man-of-war of His Britannic Majesty that shall appear in these waters", 1 side folio and conjugate blank, on board Victory, [La Maddalena], 15th February
(Transcription)
S[ua] E[ccelenza] ringrazia infinitamente Il Commandante Millalire per la sua bontà, mandando gli ieri, di riscotti freschi, e prega il Commandante di far capitare l'inchiuso piego al Commandante del primo bastimento di guerra di S[ua] M[aestà] Britannica che si presentarà in questi mari.
abordo La Victoria
Febbraro. ai 15. 1804
(Translation)
His Excellency is infinitely grateful to Comandante Millelire for his kindness, in sending yesterday the freshly baked cookies, and requests the Comandante to ensure that the enclosed parcel reaches the Commander of the first man-of-war of His Britannic Majesty that shall appear in these waters.
On board Victory
15th February 1804.
Item Date:
1804
Stock No:
55717
£1275
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NEWTON
(Thomas Wodehouse Legh, M.P., 1857-1942, 2nd Baron, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Controller, Prisoners of War Department, 1916-1919)
Autograph Letter Signed to Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1842-1929, Lord Chancellor
(1916-1919) saying that they "have tried quite unsuccessfully hitherto to get the Turks to exchange prisoners; but the Cabinet decided to-day to send me to confer with them in Switzerland ... This officer's case would of course be considered", 1 side 8vo., 6 Belgrave Square, S.W.1., 10th August
Item Date:
1917
Stock No:
18631
£40
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[NICHOLAS
(1856-1929, Grand Duke, Commander in chief of the Russian Army)]
Unsigned postcard photo by Beagles,
showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1914
Stock No:
23764
£95
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NICHOLSON
(Sir Douglas Romilly Lothian, 1867-1946, Admiral, he served in Egypt & was Commodore of H.M.'s Yachts and commanded the Reserve Fleet)
Signature from end of a letter,
with pencil note of him as Rear Admiral, H.M.S. Emperor of India, Grand Fleet,
Item Date:
1918
Stock No:
18633
£20
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NICOLAS
(Sir Nicholas Harris, 1799-1848, Writer, Antiquary and Naval Historian)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Fuller',
saying "I have glanced over the article in Blackwood and quite agree in what you say", Nicolas knows "who wrote it, and I know too, that he is not up to the subject. Antiquarian details, of which the sagacious critic has so much horror, are the very essence of the early History of the Navy. It is like explaining the invention, construction, & progressive improvements of the steam engine, instead of merely saying it did this, and that", asking after Fuller's health, adding "I have not heard a syllable from the 'the Times' people since!", and regards "from us all to you and my love to the 'Faire Ladye'", with a footnote referring to 'invention' (see above), "Did you notice Punch's say about the Sword, last week?", with photocopies of the article in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 62, July 1847, pp. 82-95, and of the list of its author's contributions from The Story of William and Lucy Smith (ed. Merriam, Boston, 1889, pp.106-109), the letter 3 sides 8vo., Torrington Square, London, 11th July
a little light spotting
Item Date:
1847
Stock No:
56297
£175
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