NELSON RECOMMENDS ONE OF HIS RELATIVES FOR A POSITION
NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)
Excellent Autograph Letter written with his left hand, Signed ‘Nelson & Bronte’ to to the Right Honourable Charles YORKE
(1764-1834, Politician, Home Secretary) saying that “since I wrote you this morning to introduce Lt Col. Suckling to your notice, I understand that there are two Inspectors of Barracks vacant. If you will have the goodness to give my relation one of these appointments it will be a great obligation conferred upon... Your very obedient servant...”, 1 side 4to., with conjugate blank, no place, 23rd July
Item Date:
1801
Stock No:
42645
£5750
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BUTTON FROM NELSON’S DRESS UNIFORM
[NELSON
(Horatio, Viscount, 1758-1805, Admiral)]
Original Brass button from Nelson’s Dress uniform,
with his stylised “N” under a Coronet, 1 inch across, with a copy of a note explaining the provenance
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43284
£1475
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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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